| pontifex | (noun) a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome | - |
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| pontiff | (noun) the head of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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| pontifical | (adjective) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops | Synonyms: episcopal |
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| (adjective) proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | Synonyms: apostolic, apostolical, papal |
| (adjective) puffed up with vanity | Synonyms: grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, portentous |
| (noun) the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) | - |
| pontificate | (noun) the government of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: papacy |
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| (verb) talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner | - |
| (verb) administer a pontifical office | - |
| pontoon | (noun) a float supporting a seaplane | - |
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| (noun) (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge | - |