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What is another word for
pontifical
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Adjective
Characterized by conceited assertiveness in one's opinions or beliefs
Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility
Of, or pertaining to, a pontiff, such as a pope or bishop
Tending toward excessive moralization
Overly bombastic or grandiloquent in speech or expression
Of, or relating to, a religion or religious practice
Of judges or the administration of justice
Noun
Head of catholic church
The vestment of a spiritual or religious person
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▲
Adjective
▲
Characterized by conceited assertiveness in one's opinions or beliefs
opinionated
dogmatic
doctrinaire
opinionative
opinioned
inflexible
adamant
prejudiced
uncompromising
bigoted
dogmatical
rigid
biased
obstinate
domineering
obdurate
dictatorial
unyielding
stubborn
intolerant
authoritarian
headstrong
wilful
single-minded
bull-headed
of fixed views
pig-headed
self-opinionated
insistent
strict
unbending
pigheaded
fanatical
cocksure
bullheaded
stiff-necked
one-sided
emphatic
assertive
arrogant
narrow
categorical
entrenched
downright
unquestionable
unchallengeable
intransigent
definite
unequivocal
tenacious
determined
fixed
confident
overbearing
pompous
despotic
tyrannical
narrow-minded
partisan
small-minded
wrong-headed
coercive
oppressive
repressive
arbitrary
impractical
self-important
extreme
ideological
zealous
mulish
unpragmatic
unrealistic
pertinacious
dogged
authoritative
bossy
self-assertive
swivel-eyed
of preconceived ideas
holding fixed views
prescriptive
firm
immovable
unrelenting
implacable
perverse
willful
hardheaded
adamantine
inconvincible
inexorable
relentless
hardened
ossified
pat
hard
unreasonable
self-willed
hard-nosed
locked in
blinkered
tough
severe
resolute
hard-line
unfaltering
unwavering
harsh
hardline
stern
intractable
unswayable
do or die
crisp
hold the line
hard as nails
hold the fort
unflexible
standing one's ground
incompliant
sticking to one's guns
standing pat
dug in
set in stone
hold your ground
steadfast
stiff
cussed
persistent
unflinching
resolved
unmalleable
unshakable
unpersuadable
steely
unbendable
unshakeable
uncooperative
persevering
uncompliant
cantankerous
stroppy
unalterable
heady
unmoved
unbreakable
indurate
convinced
remorseless
strong-minded
with one's toes dug in
cross-grained
dead set on
strong-willed
bloody-minded
stubborn as a mule
with one's feet dug in
iron-willed
deaf to reason
more ❯
“Ives totally mistrusted the cosmopolitan musical circles with their classic-worshipping conductors, snobbish patrons, and
pontifical
music critics.”
Adjective
▲
Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility
arrogant
pompous
imperious
overbearing
pretentious
superior
bloated
swaggering
condescending
magisterial
portentous
cocksure
grandiose
puffy
pigheaded
apostolic
willful
pontificating
self-important
self-opinionated
haughty
supercilious
proud
presumptuous
conceited
egotistic
uppity
vain
overweening
bumptious
vainglorious
cocky
patronizing
US
uppish
snooty
lordly
boastful
lofty
domineering
highfalutin
high-handed
cavalier
patronising
UK
self-centered
US
opinionated
high-and-mighty
stuck-up
self-assertive
egoistic
egoistical
prideful
narcissistic
high and mighty
egotistical
immodest
self-centred
UK
puffed up
snobbish
hifalutin
smug
swellheaded
huffy
disdainful
sniffy
toplofty
bigheaded
toploftical
selfish
self-conceited
egocentric
important
brash
full of oneself
snobby
self-affected
self-promoting
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
impudent
affected
overconfident
bossy
huffish
chesty
self-satisfied
biggity
high-hat
self-asserting
insolent
swollen-headed
biggety
stiff-necked
hoity-toity
stuck up
assured
hubristic
blustering
peremptory
forward
scornful
contemptuous
masterful
bragging
elitist
self-righteous
self-serving
toffee-nosed
orgulous
big-headed
audacious
ostentatious
autocratic
holier-than-thou
confident
self-confident
self-assured
blusterous
too big for your boots
assumptive
snippy
authoritarian
sententious
know-it-all
dominating
flaunting
presuming
complacent
bold
mocking
brazen
scoffing
snotty
brassy
sneering
fancy-pants
cheeky
smarty
cold-shoulder
stiff
wise guy
jumped up
pushy
officious
showy
on an ego trip
highfaluting
puffed-up
sure
too big for your breeches
dismissive
assuming
cool
aloof
braggart
bombastic
saucy
self-loving
braggy
self-complacent
self-pleased
unreserved
impertinent
self-flattering
self-gratulatory
self-dramatizing
blustery
self-applauding
extroverted
extraverted
uninhibited
puffed
inflated
ranting
flatulent
fustian
swollen with pride
dictatorial
consequential
tyrannical
despotic
strutting
authoritative
tyrannous
oppressive
autocratical
tyrannic
full of yourself
full of hot air
dogmatic
coercive
imperative
demanding
imperial
bullying
regnant
overproud
ascendant
iron-handed
heavy-handed
lording it
splendid
exaggerated
grand
spectacular
magnificent
overstated
la-di-da
high-minded
la-de-da
more ❯
“An era of incorporation fostered a
pontifical
tone in American arts criticism.”
Adjective
▲
Of, or pertaining to, a pontiff, such as a pope or bishop
episcopal
papal
ecclesiastical
prelatic
prelatical
apostolic
papistic
priestly
pastoral
sacerdotal
church
religious
holy
canonical
parsonical
vicarial
divine
ministerial
spiritual
clerkly
hieratic
rectorial
presbyteral
ecclesiastic
theocratical
churchly
monkish
parsonish
clerical
sacred
cleric
monastic
rabbinical
non-secular
ecclesial
churchy
orthodox
diaconal
non-temporal
parochial
sectarian
“John Paul II appointed Arinze to be the
pontifical
legate to other faiths.”
Adjective
▲
Tending toward excessive moralization
sententious
moralistic
moralising
UK
moralizing
US
pompous
canting
preachy
sanctimonious
didactic
homiletic
homiletical
judgemental
judgmental
Pecksniffian
pietistic
pious
ponderous
preachifying
priggish
self-righteous
sermonic
pi
self-important
pointed
unco guid
holier-than-thou
dogmatic
Pharisaical
Pharisaic
sermonizing
US
sermonising
UK
smug
pedantic
unctuous
superior
goody-goody
donnish
instructive
self-satisfied
instructional
edifying
doctrinal
expository
teaching
hypocritical
religiose
complacent
Tartuffian
mealy-mouthed
too good to be true
sermonical
lecturelike
pedantical
trite
admonitory
disciplinary
disquisitional
preaching
didactical
squeaky-clean
pharisaical
simon-pure
snobbish
high-hat
pietistical
artificial
insincere
churchy
stuffy
false
serious
upright
strait-laced
high-minded
to keep up appearances
enlightening
educational
informative
informational
educative
pharisaic
illuminating
affected
academic
supercilious
haughty
pretentious
noble
egotistical
pedagogic
scholastic
preceptive
bookish
hoity-toity
improving
heuristic
tuitional
propaedeutic
erudite
advisory
schoolmasterly
formal
moral
abstruse
teacherly
teachy
teacherish
exhortative
schoolmasterist
hortative
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Overly bombastic or grandiloquent in speech or expression
portentous
bombastic
grandiloquent
rhetorical
overblown
oratorical
inflated
overripe
declamatory
sonorous
ponderous
magniloquent
orotund
fustian
turgid
highfalutin
ornate
lofty
euphuistic
windy
flatulent
pedantic
boastful
braggart
bragging
Falstaffian
flowery
high-sounding
pompous
high-flown
arty-farty
boasting
Adjective
▲
Of, or relating to, a religion or religious practice
religious
spiritual
holy
sacred
theological
devotional
divine
doctrinal
scriptural
churchly
sectarian
church
ecclesiastical
sanctified
celestial
consecrated
dedicated
godly
heavenly
pietistical
righteous
sainted
saintly
hallowed
schismatic
born-again
canonical
clerical
deistic
ministerial
orthodox
pietistic
sacerdotal
sacrosanct
supernatural
theistic
pious
devout
angelic
seraphic
ethereal
empyrean
angelical
beatific
otherworldly
prayerful
reverent
faithful
devoted
virtuous
upright
pure
believing
saintlike
moral
good
God-fearing
god-fearing
faultless
immaculate
innocent
spotless
perfect
just
blessed
chaste
undefiled
untainted
unworldly
churchgoing
uncorrupt
clean
sublime
guiltless
blameless
sinless
dutiful
humble
venerated
revered
godlike
glorified
venerable
infallible
unimpeachable
flawless
unfailing
ordained
beatified
canonized
US
deified
inviolate
canonised
UK
goody-goody
without fault
lily-white
practising
UK
committed
ethical
charismatic
deific
practicing
US
uncorrupted
stainless
irreproachable
worthy
worshiping
US
reverential
upstanding
seraph
venerating
revering
worshipping
UK
observant
priestly
goody two-shoes
full of good works
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Adjective
▲
Of judges or the administration of justice
judicial
judiciary
legal
juridical
official
discriminating
distinguished
forensic
jurisdictive
impartial
judgelike
judicatory
magisterial
magistral
administrative
authoritative
constitutional
court
equitable
jurisdictional
juristic
justice
justiciary
lawful
legalistic
principled
regular
statutory
judge-like
Noun
▲
Head of catholic church
pope
pontiff
Holy Father
ablegate
His Holiness
legate
nuncio
otho
papacy
paparchy
pontifex maximus. associatedwords: papal
popedom
popery
popish
see
vatican
vicegerent
Bishop of Rome
sovereign pontiff
Vicar of Christ
supreme pontiff
bishop of rome
bishop of Rome
bishop
pontifex
Noun
▲
The vestment of a spiritual or religious person
robe
cassock
rochet
surplice
vestment
alb
canonical
chasuble
dalmatic
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