All pontifical synonyms
pon·tif·i·cal
P p adjective pontifical
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- juristic — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- rabbinical — of or relating to rabbis or their learning, writings, etc.
- judgelike — Resembling a judge or some aspect of one.
- episcopal — Of a bishop or bishops.
- juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- judicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
adj pontifical
- monkish — of, relating to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- deistic — a person who believes in deism.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
- fustian — a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
noun pontifical
adverb pontifical
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.