pontificate
/pɑnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
verb
- To express one's opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way, as if one is infallible.
- My uncle loves to pontificate about politics at family dinners.
- She pontificated for an hour on the proper way to plant tomatoes.
- The professor pontificated about the importance of his own research.
- To officiate as a bishop or pope at a religious ceremony.
- He was chosen to pontificate during the papal visit.
- The bishop pontificated at the cathedral's centennial celebration.
- The archbishop will pontificate at the Easter mass.
Synonyms
noun
- The office or term of office of a pope or bishop.
- During his pontificate, many reforms were introduced.
- His pontificate lasted for over twenty years.
- The museum displayed artifacts from the pontificate of Pope Leo X.