pontificate
/pɑn'tɪfə,keɪt/
nounverb
11 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
VERBThe government of the Roman Catholic Church.
1
Administer a pontifical office.
2
Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner.
“The new professor always pontificates”
WORD FORMS
Related formpontifex
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinontificatepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespon · tif · i · cate
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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