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								proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles 2.
								denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
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								puffed up with vanity
 pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey
 
 'pontifical' - used as a noun
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								the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
 
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			| The following are synonyms for 'pontifical'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms. 
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		| pretentious |  
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