单词 | pontificator |
释义 | pontificatorn. Usually depreciative. A person who pontificates (pontificate v. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [noun] > person holding dogmatizer1600 dogmatic1650 dogmatist1654 ultra1823 doctrinaire1831 Doctrinarian1836 mad mullah1838 doctrinist1840 ultraist1842 stalwart1899 fundamentalist1913 pontificator1934 Islamicist1963 1934 B. Dobrée Mod. Prose Style iv. i. 221 If we examine the writings of the pontificators, people skilled in ‘a way of saying things’, we invariably find that their style is bad. 1972 Daily Tel. 10 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 7/1 The pontificators make it so clear that they never watch television for pleasure and don't intend that other people should. 2003 Independent 21 Aug. 15/1 Neil's role as a media pontificator while presiding over dubious results as publisher of The Scotsman will provide Mandelson with plenty of ammunition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934 |
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