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pontifical

adjectivenoun /pɑntɪfɪkəl/ 4 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 21
Definitions
adjective

proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

adjective

puffed up with vanity

“pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey”

adjective

denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

noun

the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)

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