pontificateverb [ I ]
uk/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.keɪt/us/pɑːnˈtɪf.ə.keɪt/disapprovingto speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct:
I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on/about parenting.
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Lecturing & addressing
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- monologue
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speaking
- speech
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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pontificatenoun [ C ]
uk/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/us/pɑːnˈtɪf.ə.kət/formalthe period of office of a pope (= leader of the Roman Catholic Church):
The decision was made during the pontificate of Pope John XX.
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- ministry
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- primate
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
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