- pontificator
- noun see pontificate II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pontificator
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pontificator — pontificate ► VERB 1) express one s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way. 2) (in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. ► NOUN (also Pontificate) ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office or term of office of pope … English terms dictionary
pontificator — See pontification. * * * … Universalium
pontificator — noun One who pontificates … Wiktionary
pontificator — pon·tif·i·ca·tor … English syllables
pontificator — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkād.ə(r), ātə noun ( s) Etymology: pontificate + or : one that pontificates … Useful english dictionary
pontificate — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
orator — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. speaker, lecturer, declaimer, pleader; see speaker 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. speaker, lecturer, preacher, reciter, declaimer, sermonizer, pontificator, rhetorician, elocutionist. One who can make men see with… … English dictionary for students
pontificate — verb pɒn tɪfɪkeɪt 1》 (in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. 2》 express one s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way. noun pɒn tɪfɪkət (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office or term of office of pope or bishop.… … English new terms dictionary
orator — [n] speaker declaimer, lector, lecturer, pontificator, preacher, public speaker, reciter, rhetorician, sermonizer; concepts 60,285 … New thesaurus
pontificate — ► VERB 1) express one s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way. 2) (in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. ► NOUN (also Pontificate) ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office or term of office of pope or bishop.… … English terms dictionary
