PONTIFICAL Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word pontifical. (close relations)
pontificator
Best Alternative Words for PONTIFICAL
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apostolic | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | ||||||||
apostolical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles • of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings | ||||||||
episcopal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops • of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church | ||||||||
grandiloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
overblown | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity • past the stage of full bloom | ||||||||
papal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | ||||||||
pompous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
portentous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of momentous or ominous significance • ominously prophetic • puffed up with vanity |