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    pontifical

    pontifical - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pontifical

    Definition
    (noun) the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) Definition
    (adj) proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
    Synonyms : apostolic , apostolical , papal
    Example Sentence
    • papal dispensation
    Definition
    (adj) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
    Synonyms : episcopal
    Definition
    (adj) puffed up with vanity
    Example Sentence
    • a grandiloquent and boastful manner
    • overblown oratory
    • a pompous speech
    • pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pontifical

remember ponting who behaves like a pope of cricket and rapes the players of other teams.

Relates to: 1.Ponting :for his pompous behaviour. 2.pontiff:the bishop of church

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