pontificate

/pɑn'tɪfə,keɪt/ nounverb
11 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

The government of the Roman Catholic Church.

VERB
1

Administer a pontifical office.

2

Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner.

“The new professor always pontificates”

WORD FORMS
Related formpontifex
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Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
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Pig Latinontificatepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespon · tif · i · cate
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