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pontifical
/pɑn ˈtɪ fə kəl/
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the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a…
pontifical meaning(s)
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- (n) the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
- (adj) proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
- (adj) denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
- (adj) puffed up with vanity
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- Clement responded with appropriate pontifical pique.
- Archbishop Pascual Diaz, primate of Mexico, and Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz y Florez, Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, were ready to celebrate a high pontifical mass.
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pontificate
/pɑn ˈtɪ fə ˌkeɪt/
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the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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pontifices
/pɑn ˈtɪ fɪ siz/
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a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
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pontius pilate
the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died…
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pontoon
/pɑn ˈtun/
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(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves…
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pontoon bridge
a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
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pontoon plane
a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
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pontos
(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
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pontus
(Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
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pony
/ˈpoʊ ni/
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a range horse of the western United States
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pony cart
a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
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pony express
express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between…
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pony up
give reluctantly
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pony-trekking
a sport in which people ride across country on ponies
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ponycart
a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
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ponytail
/ˈpoʊ ni ˌteɪl/
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a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back…
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pooch
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informal terms for dogs
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pooch out
round one's lips as if intending to kiss
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pood
/pud/
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a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds
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poodle
/ˈpu dəl/
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an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually…
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poodle dog
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped;…
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pooecetes
a genus of Fringillidae
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pooecetes gramineus
common North American finch noted for its evening song
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poof
/ˈpuf/
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offensive term for an openly homosexual man