pontific
UK/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪk/US/pɑnˈtɪf.ɪk/
pontific is the alternative form of pontifical.
Meaning of pontifical
Adjective
pontifical (comparative more pontifical, superlative most pontifical)
- Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal.
- Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
- Pompous, dignified or dogmatic.
- Splendid; magnificent.
- Of or pertaining to the pontifices of Ancient Rome.
- Of or relating to the building or forming of bridges.
- Now had they brought the work by wondrous art / Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock / Over the vexed abyss.1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
Forms of pontific
| comparative | more pontific |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pontific |
Origin of pontific
Compare Latin pontificius.
Words that rhyme with pontific
- specific
- prolific
- calorific
- colorific
- hieroglyphic
- honorific
- scientific
- terrific
- -ific
- biospecific
- calcific
- dolorific
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- febrific
- interspecific
- morbific
- organific
- pacific
- signific
- soporific
- sudorific
- triglyphic
- trispecific
- unterrific
- vaporific
- acidific
- algific
- allospecific
- anaglyphic
- anticalcific
- antiprolific
- aspecific
- aurific
- bioscientific
- bispecific
- carbonific
- chylific
- classific
- coelanaglyphic
- conspecific
- cornific
- cospecific
- crapperific
- damnific
- deific
- diaglyphic
- ditriglyphic
- frigorific
- geoglyphic
- grandific
- hipsterific
- horrific
- humilific
- inspecific
- lactific
- lapidific
- lithoglyphic
- lucific
- lucrific
- mirific
- nanospecific
Questions about pontific
- What is pontific the alternative form of?
- Pontific is the alternative form of pontifical.
- How do you pronounce pontific?
- Pontific is pronounced /pɒnˈtɪf.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near pontific in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pontific (page history and authors); pontifical (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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