pontificadj.

Brit.

/pɒnˈtɪfɪk/, U.S.

/pɑnˈtɪfɪk/

Forms: 1600s pontificke, 1600s–1700s pontifick, 1700s– pontific.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ponti- , pōns , -fic suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin ponti-, alternative stem of pōns bridge (see pons n.) + -fic suffix; but used in sense of classical Latin pontificius (see pontificious adj.). Compare pontifex n.In sense 4 used punningly or allusively with reference to the etymology.

1. Of, belonging to, or relating to a chief priest or pontiff, esp. the Pope; of or relating to the papacy, papal; pontifical.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [adjective]

papala1393

pontifical1447

apostolic1477

antichristian1532

popal1537

popisha1540

popely1558

papist1562

popelike1563

popan1580

papane1581

pontific1609

popizing1611

papizing1612

pontificious1624

papal1701

papalist1867

1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica vi. lxxxiii. 132 The Pontificke weeds Are for thy Royalty reseru'd alone.

1624 J. Vicars tr. G. Goodwinne Babels Balm 19 Others may plead, Hee Lawes prescribes, alone; Euen hee which hath the prime Pontifick Throne.

1716 Loyal Mourner for Best of Princes 64 For both Pontific, and Schismatick Chair; Nay, all the World of Errors stood in fear.

a1771 M. Akenside Ode XII in Poems (1772) i. 259 [He] to eternal exile bore Pontific rage and vassal dread.

1847 Times 9 Sept. 6/4 The Pontific Government..has shown its sense of the necessity for providing against the worst.

1876 H. Melville Clarel I. i. xii. 46 When from St. Peter's balcony, The raised pontific fingers bless The city and the world.

1959 Appeal Democrat (Marysville, Ca.) 20 Nov. 1/4 The Pontific Bolivarian University in Rome, Italy.

2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 18 Feb. ez1 Rigali once headed the Pontific Ecclesiastical Academy at the Vatican.

†2. Chiefly poetic. Of, belonging to, or relating to a Roman pontifex (pontifex n. 1); = pontifical adj. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [adjective] > ancient Roman

pontifical1579

Saliarian1598

pontificial1609

pontific1644

Salian1653

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 6 What their twelve Tables, and the Pontifick College with their Augurs and Flamins taught them.

1737 R. Glover Leonidas i. 196 He the wreath Pontific bore amid the Spartan camp.

1793 H. Boyd Poems 494 ‘Seize him,’ the Flamen cry'd (His bosom burning with pontific pride).

3. = pontifical adj. 2. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing

masterfulc1390

pontificalc1440

overmasterfula1450

headya1513

imperious1529

supercilious1536

masterlya1544

termagant1546

law-like1556

masterlike1580

dictator-like1582

peremptory1590

domineering1598

burly1605

high-handed1606

pontificial1613

lording1629

overlordingc1629

pontifician1629

peremptor1630

dictatory1639

predominant1642

dictatorial1692

pontific1716

overbearing1718

dictativea1774

knock-me-down1848

imponenta1882

bossy1882

heavy-handed1883

seigneurial1970

1716 J. Swift Pethox 94 You o'er the high triumphal arch Pontifick made your glorious march.

1943 New Eng. Q 16 408 He was a little man, with a benign face almost hidden in the masses of his beard. He was ragged, he stank, and he was in his pontific way a consummate beggar.

1985 A. Burgess Flame into Being x. 115 He himself is always so very much there, pontific, self-doubtful, humble, raging.

†4. Relating to a bridge. Cf. pontifical adj. 6. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > of or relating to bridge

pontal1752

pontific1768

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 138 To be driven forth out of my house by domestic winds, and despoil'd of my castor by pontific ones.

1891 Harper's Mag. July 299/1 He was perhaps a member of the fraternity called the Pontific (or bridge-building) Brothers, who about this time built the famous bridges at Avignon, Pont St. Esprit, Cahors, Saintes, and La Rochelle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pontific
释义	pontificadj. Brit. /pɒnˈtɪfɪk/, U.S. /pɑnˈtɪfɪk/ Forms: 1600s pontificke, 1600s–1700s pontifick, 1700s– pontific. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ponti- , pōns , -fic suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin ponti-, alternative stem of pōns bridge (see pons n.) + -fic suffix; but used in sense of classical Latin pontificius (see pontificious adj.). Compare pontifex n.In sense 4 used punningly or allusively with reference to the etymology. 1. Of, belonging to, or relating to a chief priest or pontiff, esp. the Pope; of or relating to the papacy, papal; pontifical. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [adjective] papala1393 pontifical1447 apostolic1477 antichristian1532 popal1537 popisha1540 popely1558 papist1562 popelike1563 popan1580 papane1581 pontific1609 popizing1611 papizing1612 pontificious1624 papal1701 papalist1867 1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica vi. lxxxiii. 132 The Pontificke weeds Are for thy Royalty reseru'd alone. 1624 J. Vicars tr. G. Goodwinne Babels Balm 19 Others may plead, Hee Lawes prescribes, alone; Euen hee which hath the prime Pontifick Throne. 1716 Loyal Mourner for Best of Princes 64 For both Pontific, and Schismatick Chair; Nay, all the World of Errors stood in fear. a1771 M. Akenside Ode XII in Poems (1772) i. 259 [He] to eternal exile bore Pontific rage and vassal dread. 1847 Times 9 Sept. 6/4 The Pontific Government..has shown its sense of the necessity for providing against the worst. 1876 H. Melville Clarel I. i. xii. 46 When from St. Peter's balcony, The raised pontific fingers bless The city and the world. 1959 Appeal Democrat (Marysville, Ca.) 20 Nov. 1/4 The Pontific Bolivarian University in Rome, Italy. 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 18 Feb. ez1 Rigali once headed the Pontific Ecclesiastical Academy at the Vatican. †2. Chiefly poetic. Of, belonging to, or relating to a Roman pontifex (pontifex n. 1); = pontifical adj. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [adjective] > ancient Roman pontifical1579 Saliarian1598 pontificial1609 pontific1644 Salian1653 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 6 What their twelve Tables, and the Pontifick College with their Augurs and Flamins taught them. 1737 R. Glover Leonidas i. 196 He the wreath Pontific bore amid the Spartan camp. 1793 H. Boyd Poems 494 ‘Seize him,’ the Flamen cry'd (His bosom burning with pontific pride). 3. = pontifical adj. 2. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing masterfulc1390 pontificalc1440 overmasterfula1450 headya1513 imperious1529 supercilious1536 masterlya1544 termagant1546 law-like1556 masterlike1580 dictator-like1582 peremptory1590 domineering1598 burly1605 high-handed1606 pontificial1613 lording1629 overlordingc1629 pontifician1629 peremptor1630 dictatory1639 predominant1642 dictatorial1692 pontific1716 overbearing1718 dictativea1774 knock-me-down1848 imponenta1882 bossy1882 heavy-handed1883 seigneurial1970 1716 J. Swift Pethox 94 You o'er the high triumphal arch Pontifick made your glorious march. 1943 New Eng. Q 16 408 He was a little man, with a benign face almost hidden in the masses of his beard. He was ragged, he stank, and he was in his pontific way a consummate beggar. 1985 A. Burgess Flame into Being x. 115 He himself is always so very much there, pontific, self-doubtful, humble, raging. †4. Relating to a bridge. Cf. pontifical adj. 6. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > of or relating to bridge pontal1752 pontific1768 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 138 To be driven forth out of my house by domestic winds, and despoil'd of my castor by pontific ones. 1891 Harper's Mag. July 299/1 He was perhaps a member of the fraternity called the Pontific (or bridge-building) Brothers, who about this time built the famous bridges at Avignon, Pont St. Esprit, Cahors, Saintes, and La Rochelle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1609
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