Pontifical: alternatives and connections

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress

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A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.

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Alt. of Apostolical

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Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age.

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Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.

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Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.

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Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal b…

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Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.

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Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous.

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