English-Thai Dictionary

pontificate

N ตำแหน่ง สังฆราช  bishopric popedom tam-nang-sang-ka-rad

 

pontificate

VI พูดจา หยิ่งยโส  พูดจา แบบ ชอบ วางท่า  phud-ja-ying-ya-so

 

pontificate

VT เทศนา  ted-sa-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PONTIFICATE

n.[L. pontificatus.] The state or dignity of a high priest; particularly, the office or dignity of the pope. He turned hermit in the view of being advanced to the pontificate.
1. The reign of a pope.
Painting, sculpture and architecture may all recover themselves under the present pontificate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PONTIFICATE

Pon *tif "i *cate, n. Etym: [L. pontificatus: cf. F. pontificat. See Pontiff. ]

 

1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. Addison.

 

2. The term of office of a pontiff. Milman.

 

PONTIFICATE

Pon *tif "i *cate, v. i. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: To perform the duty of a pontiff.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pontificate

pon tif i cate ▶verb |pänˈtifiˌkāt pɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt | [ no obj. ] 1 (in the Roman Catholic Church ) officiate as bishop, esp. at Mass. 2 express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic: he was pontificating about art and history. ▶noun |-kət pɑnˈtɪfɪkət |(also Pontificate ) (in the Roman Catholic Church ) the office or tenure of pope or bishop. DERIVATIVES pon ti fi ca tion |-ˈkāSHən |noun, pon tif i ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (see pontifex ). The verb dates from the early 19th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pontificate

pon |tifi |cate ▶verb |pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt | [ no obj. ] 1 express one's opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way: he was pontificating about art and history. 2 (in the Roman Catholic Church ) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. ▶noun |pɒnˈtɪfɪkət |(in the Roman Catholic Church ) the office or period of office of a pope or bishop: Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten-week pontificate. DERIVATIVES pontification |ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (see pontifex ). The verb dates from the early 19th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pontificate

pontificate verb he pontificated about life and art: hold forth, expound, declaim, preach, lay down the law, sound off, dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, lecture; informal preachify, mouth off.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pontificate

pontificate verb he began to pontificate about life and art: hold forth, expound, declaim, preach, lay down the law, express one's opinion (pompously ), sound off, spout (off ), dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, pronounce, lecture, expatiate; informal preachify, mouth off, spiel; rare perorate.

 

French Dictionary

pontificat

pontificat n. m. nom masculin 1 Dignité de pape. : Jean-Paul II a accédé au pontificat en 1978. 2 Durée pendant laquelle un pape occupe le Saint-Siège. : Le pontificat de Jean-Paul II dépasse deux décennies.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pontificate

pon tif i cate /pɑntɪ́fɪkeɪt |pɔn -/動詞 自動詞 1 «…について » 独善的に意見を述べる, 尊大な態度をとる «about , on » .2 司教としての職務を果たす .名詞 /pɑntɪ́fɪkət /C ｟かたく ｠〘カトリック 〙教皇の地位 [任期 ].