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单词 pontificality
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Definition of pontificality in English:

pontificality

noun ˌpɒntɪfɪˈkalɪti
  • 1A pontificate; the papacy. Compare "pontificate". rare after 18th cent.

  • 2Depreciative. A grand, stately, or haughty demeanour. Now usually: arrogance; dogmatism; pomposity. rare before mid 20th cent.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. Apparently from pontifical (although this is apparently first attested slightly later) + -ity.

 
 

Definition of pontificality in US English:

pontificality

nounˌpɒntɪfɪˈkalɪti
  • 1A pontificate; the papacy. Compare "pontificate". rare after 18th cent.

  • 2Depreciative. A grand, stately, or haughty demeanour. Now usually: arrogance; dogmatism; pomposity. rare before mid 20th cent.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. Apparently from pontifical (although this is apparently first attested slightly later) + -ity.

 
 
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