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What is the adjective for pontifices?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs pontificate and pontify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

pontifical
  1. Of or pertaining to a pontiff.
    1. Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal.
    2. Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
  2. Pompous, dignified or dogmatic.
  3. Of or pertaining to the pontifices of Ancient Rome.
  4. Of or relating to the building of bridges.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Ives totally mistrusted the cosmopolitan musical circles with their classic-worshipping conductors, snobbish patrons, and pontifical music critics.”
      “An era of incorporation fostered a pontifical tone in American arts criticism.”
      “John Paul II appointed Arinze to be the pontifical legate to other faiths.”
pontific
  1. Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests.
  2. Of or relating to the pope; papal.
pontificial
  1. (obsolete) papal; pontifical
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But he did use his Roman clout to have his seminary declared a pontificial university, which permitted the granting of doctoral degrees in theology.”
      “Although not yet a member of the Bangladesh Theological Association, they are closely connected with the Urbanian Pontificial University of Rome.”
      “She met Pope Benedict after giving a 20-minute speech to the Pontificial Academy for Social Sciences.”
pontificated
pontificating
pontified
pontifying
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