pontifical
Collocations
5ADJ.
universal, wondrous
VERB + PONTIFICAL
compiled
PONTIFICAL + NOUN
clarity, reims, ridge
PREP.
in, in
ADV.
such
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to a pontiff.
Of or pertaining to a pontiff.
Pompous, dignified or dogmatic.
Splendid; magnificent.
Of or pertaining to the pontifices of Ancient Rome.
noun
A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.
Both ordines are related to an ordo in a pontifical in Reims, the Ordo of 1200 (Ordo XIX). The latter was to be consulted again and again, and its formulas were to have a marked effect upon the French ceremony; […]
William Durandus, bishop of Mende in the south of France, compiled a pontifical in three books. William never intended his work to be a universal pontifical, but its clarity of arrangement and quality of substance, along with […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — puffed up with vanity
- grandiloquent
- overblown
- pompous
- portentous
adjective — denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
adjective — proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the pa
- papal
- apostolic
- apostolical
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Now had they brought the work by wondrous art / Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock / Over the vexed abyss.
WiktionaryBoth ordines are related to an ordo in a pontifical in Reims, the Ordo of 1200 (Ordo XIX). The latter was to be consulted again and again, and its formulas were to have a marked effect upon the French
WiktionaryWilliam Durandus, bishop of Mende in the south of France, compiled a pontifical in three books. William never intended his work to be a universal pontifical, but its clarity of arrangement and quality
WiktionaryIf the editio princeps was an attempt to create an authoritative version of the pontifical, such was not yet attainable.
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