pontifical
pon ti fuh kuhl
- n the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
- a proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
- a denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
- s puffed up with vanity
pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- Three years ago, Pope John XXIII quietly appointed a small pontifical commission to study birth control.
- According to Vatican sources, the motu proprio would have overruled and ignored the findings of the pontifical birth-control commission, which recommended by a 4-to-1 majority .
- Clement responded with appropriate pontifical pique.