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pontificating

/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪŋ/

/pɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/

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pontificating

Gerund

pontificated

Past Simple

pontificated

Past Participle

pontificating

Gerund

/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/

/pɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt/

Translations

He tends to pontificate about politics.

Он склонен поучать о политике.

говорить с важным видом

She loves to pontificate on the subject of art.

Она любит говорить с важным видом на тему искусства.

Definitions

To express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.

He tends to pontificate about politics at every family gathering.

To perform the official duties of a pontiff, especially when presiding over a religious service.

The bishop pontificated at the cathedral's Easter Mass.

Synonyms

pontificatenoun

Definitions

The office or term of office of a pontiff or pope.

During his pontificate, the pope introduced several reforms to the church.

The period of time during which a pontiff holds office.

Important doctrinal changes occurred during Benedict XVI's pontificate.