Новый большой англо-русский словарь - pontificate
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pontificate
1. понтификат, первосвященство 2. пребывание или срок пребывания у власти папы или архиепископа 3. церк. служить службу, отправлять богослужение (особ. мессу; о папе, епископе) 4. вещать, говорить (что-л.) с важным видом 5. заниматься догматическими разглагольствованиями
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v. & n. --v.intr. 1 a play the pontiff; pretend to be infallible. b be pompously dogmatic. 2 RC Ch. officiate as bishop, esp. at mass. --n. 1 the office of pontifex, bishop, or pope. 2 the period of this. Etymology: L pontificatus (as PONTIFEX) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pontificatus, from pontific-, pontifex Date: 15th century the state, office, or term of office of a pontiff II. intransitive verb (-cated; -cating) Etymology: Medieval Latin pontificatus, past participle of pontificare, from Latin pontific-, pontifex Date: 1818 1. a. to officiate as a pontiff b. to celebrate pontifical mass 2. to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way • pontification noun • pontificator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(pontificated) 1. If someone pontificates about something, they state their opinions as if they are the only correct ones and nobody could possibly argue against them. (FORMAL) Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards. VERB: V about/on n, also V 2. The pontificate of a pope is the period of time during which he is pope. Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v to give your opinion about something in a way that shows you think you are always right + about/on (He's always pontificating about the evils of modern society.) ~2 n technical the position or period of being pope ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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