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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pontifical /pɒnˈtɪfɪk(ə)l/

▶adjective

1 papal.

2 characterized by a pompous air of infallibility.

▶noun

1 (in the Roman Catholic Church) an office book of the Western Church containing rites to be performed by the Pope or bishops.

2 (pontificals) the vestments and insignia of a bishop, cardinal, or abbot.

– derivatives
pontifically adverb.

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pontiff - pontifical Mass

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