pontifical
pontifical
[pɒnˈtɪfɪk(ə)l]
adjective
pontifically
adverb
语源
[pɒnˈtɪfɪk(ə)l]
adjective
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to a pontiff
（罗马天主教教会）教皇的
a pontifical commission.
教皇任命状。 - characterized by a pompous and superior air of infallibility
自负的，武断的
such explanations were greeted with pontifical disdain.
这样的解释遭到了自命不凡的鄙夷。
- (rare)(in the Roman Catholic Church) an office book of the Western Church containing rites to be performed by the Pope or bishops
(罕)（罗马天主教教会）教皇仪典书；主教仪典书
■(pontificals)the vestments and insignia of a bishop, cardinal, or abbot
（主教、红衣主教或修道士的）法衣，徽章
a bishop in full pontificals.
穿着全套法衣的主教。
pontifically
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin pontificalis, from pontifex (see pontifex)
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