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Characterized by conceited assertiveness in one's opinions or beliefs
“Ives totally mistrusted the cosmopolitan musical circles with their classic-worshipping conductors, snobbish patrons, and pontifical music critics.”
Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility
“An era of incorporation fostered a pontifical tone in American arts criticism.”
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.”
Tending toward excessive moralization
Of or pertaining to an ideology or set of beliefs
Overly bombastic or grandiloquent in speech or expression
Of, or relating to, a religion or religious practice
A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome
The vestment of a spiritual or religious person
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