pontificator

Variant of pontificate

pontificate definition

pon·tifi·cate (pän tif′i kit, -kāt′; for v., -kāt′)

noun

the office, or term of office, of a pontiff

Etymology: L pontificatus < pontifex: see pontiff

intransitive verb pontificated -·cat′ed, pontificating -·cat′·ing

  1. to officiate as a pontiff
  2. to speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic way

Etymology: < ML pontificatus, pp. of pontificare

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