pontificationn.

Brit.

/pɒnˌtɪfᵻˈkeɪʃn/,

/ˌpɒntᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɑnˌtɪfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈˌpɑn(t)əfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s pontificacion, 1700s– pontification; Scottish pre-1700 pontificacione, pre-1700 pontificatioun, pre-1700 1700s– pontification.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French pontificacion ; Latin pontificatio ; pontificate v., -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman pontificacion election as pontiff (c1334 or earlier) and its etymon post-classical Latin pontificatio office of a bishop, especially the Pope (perhaps 11th cent.) < pontificat- , past participial stem of pontificare pontificate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. In later use (in sense 2) probably independently < pontificate v. + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix.

1. The office of a bishop, esp. the Pope; (also occasionally) the office of a high priest; the duration or tenure of this office. Also: the election or inauguration of a Pope. Cf. pontificate n.

ΘΚΠ

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

keyOE

popedomlOE

apostailec1380

poperichea1387

thronec1390

papacya1393

papatea1393

see?a1400

popeheadc1410

popehoodc1410

pontificate?a1425

popeshipc1450

papality1483

pontificationa1500

pontificacy?1530

power of the keys1536

Apostolic seat1560

Catholic Seat1570

papalty1577

popedomship1588

oecumenacy1649

vice-godhead1659

chairship1660

a1500 Rule Third Order St. Francis in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 55 (MED) Gouen at Reate the xv Kalender of Septembre, þe secunde yere of oure pontificacion.

1522 Ld. Dacre & P. Dacre Ansuer Bill of Instruccions in Archaeologia (1814) 17 206 The xiij^th yere of the Pontificacion of the said lord Thomas [Wolsey].

c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 320/14 I have divyded and designed thame be the numer of thair pontificationis ȝeiris of thair Indictionis [etc.].

1729 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. VIII. 502 This Project, which could not then be executed, was resumed under the Pontification of Gregory XIII.

1799 J. Fleetwood Hist. Holy Bible viii. iii. 486/1 For after the death of Eleazar, his uncle Mamasses assumed the pontification and after his death, succeeded Onias, the son of Simon the just.

1881 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 21 July 6/2 During the pontification of Annas and Caiaphas.

1902 in Internat. Herald Tribune (2002) (Nexis) 2 Mar. 4 The duration of pontification has only been exceeded by two Popes.

1986 Courier-Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. The Pope is in the eighth year of his pontification.

2003 India Today (Nexis) 27 Oct. 86 The day is doubly holy, it also being the silver jubilee of John Paul's pontification.

2. The action or practice of pontificating (pontificate v. 2); an instance of this. Usually depreciative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun] > instance of

ultraism1824

pontification1920

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun] > propounding of

dogmatizing1614

dogmatization1724

doctrinization1852

pontification1959

1920 Mind 29 332 I have not the slightest sympathy with the ignorant pontifications of biologists.

1959 Spectator 4 Sept. 307/1 They will resent his careless pontification (‘Marxian materialism and Freudian psychology are excuses for laziness’).

1990 N. Annan Our Age vi. 80 The Bloomsbury style of argument bore no relation to Victorian pontification.

2005 Scotsman (Nexis) 2 July 23 Music of a rather different kind will..thunder from Hyde Park today, the pop world's Greek chorus to the pontifications at Gleneagles.

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

单词	pontification
释义	pontificationn. Brit. /pɒnˌtɪfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, /ˌpɒntᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑnˌtɪfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌpɑn(t)əfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s pontificacion, 1700s– pontification; Scottish pre-1700 pontificacione, pre-1700 pontificatioun, pre-1700 1700s– pontification. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French pontificacion ; Latin pontificatio ; pontificate v., -ion suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman pontificacion election as pontiff (c1334 or earlier) and its etymon post-classical Latin pontificatio office of a bishop, especially the Pope (perhaps 11th cent.) < pontificat- , past participial stem of pontificare pontificate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. In later use (in sense 2) probably independently < pontificate v. + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. 1. The office of a bishop, esp. the Pope; (also occasionally) the office of a high priest; the duration or tenure of this office. Also: the election or inauguration of a Pope. Cf. pontificate n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun] > office of keyOE popedomlOE apostailec1380 poperichea1387 thronec1390 papacya1393 papatea1393 see?a1400 popeheadc1410 popehoodc1410 pontificate?a1425 popeshipc1450 papality1483 pontificationa1500 pontificacy?1530 power of the keys1536 Apostolic seat1560 Catholic Seat1570 papalty1577 popedomship1588 oecumenacy1649 vice-godhead1659 chairship1660 a1500 Rule Third Order St. Francis in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 55 (MED) Gouen at Reate the xv Kalender of Septembre, þe secunde yere of oure pontificacion. 1522 Ld. Dacre & P. Dacre Ansuer Bill of Instruccions in Archaeologia (1814) 17 206 The xiij^th yere of the Pontificacion of the said lord Thomas [Wolsey]. c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 320/14 I have divyded and designed thame be the numer of thair pontificationis ȝeiris of thair Indictionis [etc.]. 1729 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. VIII. 502 This Project, which could not then be executed, was resumed under the Pontification of Gregory XIII. 1799 J. Fleetwood Hist. Holy Bible viii. iii. 486/1 For after the death of Eleazar, his uncle Mamasses assumed the pontification and after his death, succeeded Onias, the son of Simon the just. 1881 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 21 July 6/2 During the pontification of Annas and Caiaphas. 1902 in Internat. Herald Tribune (2002) (Nexis) 2 Mar. 4 The duration of pontification has only been exceeded by two Popes. 1986 Courier-Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. The Pope is in the eighth year of his pontification. 2003 India Today (Nexis) 27 Oct. 86 The day is doubly holy, it also being the silver jubilee of John Paul's pontification. 2. The action or practice of pontificating (pontificate v. 2); an instance of this. Usually depreciative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun] > instance of ultraism1824 pontification1920 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun] > propounding of dogmatizing1614 dogmatization1724 doctrinization1852 pontification1959 1920 Mind 29 332 I have not the slightest sympathy with the ignorant pontifications of biologists. 1959 Spectator 4 Sept. 307/1 They will resent his careless pontification (‘Marxian materialism and Freudian psychology are excuses for laziness’). 1990 N. Annan Our Age vi. 80 The Bloomsbury style of argument bore no relation to Victorian pontification. 2005 Scotsman (Nexis) 2 July 23 Music of a rather different kind will..thunder from Hyde Park today, the pop world's Greek chorus to the pontifications at Gleneagles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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