Definition of Pontificate. Meaning of Pontificate. Synonyms of Pontificate

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Definition of Pontificate

Pontificate
Pontificate Pon*tif"i*cate, n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F. pontificat. See Pontiff.] 1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. --Addison. 2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman.
Pontificate
Pontificate Pon*tif"i*cate, v. i. (R. C. Ch.) To perform the duty of a pontiff.

Meaning of Pontificate from wikipedia

- The pontificate is the form of government used in Vatican City. The word came to English from French and simply means papacy, or "to perform the functions...
- article on "pontificator", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "pontificator" You can also: Search for Pontificator in Wikipedia...
- A pontiff (from Latin pontifex) was, in Roman antiquity, a member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College...
- Arian controversy. His pontificate also coincided with the baptism of Roman Emperor Constantine I. Sylvester I's pontificate coincided with the construction...
- about twenty-five parishes in Rome. Although the precise dates of his pontificate are uncertain, he "...died a martyr, perhaps about 91". Cletus is mentioned...
- Adeodatus I's pontificate. It represents the second wave of opposition to Gregory the Great's papal reforms, the first being the pontificate of Sabinian...
- w****s, as required during the period of Byzantine papacy. Adeodatus II's pontificate is extremely obscure. It coincided with a surge of p****ionate interest...
- during the second. An appointee of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Leo VIII's pontificate occurred after the period known as the saeculum obscurum. Born in Rome...
- January 672) was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death. His pontificate was marked by the dispute between the papacy and the imperial government...
- He remained on good terms with Henry for his entire pontificate. In Benedict VIII's pontificate, the Saracens renewed their attacks on the southern coasts...