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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

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

self-opinionated

unchallengeable

of preconceived ideas

holding fixed views

standing one's ground

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

with one's toes dug in

stubborn as a mule

with one's feet dug in

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“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

self-opinionated

self-centered^US

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

self-centred^UK

full of oneself

self-glorifying

self-congratulatory

holier-than-thou

too big for your boots

too big for your breeches

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

self-applauding

swollen with pride

full of yourself

full of hot air

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“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

“John Paul II appointed Arinze to be the pontifical legate to other faiths.”

Adjective

Tending toward excessive moralization

holier-than-thou

too good to be true

to keep up appearances

schoolmasterist

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Adjective

Overly bombastic or grandiloquent in speech or expression

Adjective

Of, or relating to, a religion or religious practice

goody two-shoes

full of good works

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Adjective

Of judges or the administration of justice

Noun

Head of catholic church

Noun

The vestment of a spiritual or religious person

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