pontificate

English Thesaurus

1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group)

hypernym	:	authorities, government, regime,
definition	:	the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group)

member holonym	:	bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ,
definition	:	the head of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.person)

2. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	speak, talk,
definition	:	exchange thoughts; talk with (verb.communication)

3. administer a pontifical office (verb.social)

hypernym	:	administer, administrate,
definition	:	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social)

4. the government of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group)

derivation	:	pontificate,
definition	:	administer a pontifical office (verb.social)

5. administer a pontifical office (verb.social)

derivation	:	papacy, pontificate,
definition	:	the government of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group)

derivation	:	pontifex,
definition	:	a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome (noun.person)

6. the government of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group)

derivation	:	pontificate,
definition	:	administer a pontifical office (verb.social)

7. administer a pontifical office (verb.social)

derivation	:	papacy, pontificate,
definition	:	the government of the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group)

derivation	:	pontifex,
definition	:	a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome (noun.person)