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Antonyms for pontificate
pɒnˈtɪf ɪˌkeɪt; -kɪt, -ˌkeɪtpon·tif·i·cate

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  1. papacy, pontificateverb

    the government of the Roman Catholic Church

    Synonyms:
    papacy

  2. pontificateverb

    administer a pontifical office

  3. pontificateverb

    talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

    "The new professor always pontificates"

How to use pontificate in a sentence?

  1. Pope Francis:

    I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief - four or five years, even two or three. Two have already passed. It's a somewhat strange sensation, i feel that the Lord has placed me here for a short time.

  2. Len Torine:

    Emma Huehns don't want to spoil anyone's party. Emma Huehns don't want to pontificate. Emma Huehns just say' Thanks, I'll have it later, I'll just pass,'.

  3. Devin Nunes:

    When Fox News ' comes to Republicans asking questions, I think what we need to do is stick to the facts of the case and not allow Mueller time to either pontificate and embellish all the time or embellish things that he may want to embellish, this investigation was not about collusion. It wasn't about obstruction of justice. It was about setting obstruction of justice traps so for the better part of two years they were hoping the President would fall into it.

  4. Bishop Sergio Pagano.Pope:

    In the sad, no terrible, scenario before the war, during its tragic unfolding as well as afterward, the great figure of Pius XII stands out, he was superficially criticized and judged for some aspects of his pontificate and now, thanks to the opening faithfully desired by Pope Francis, I think historians who know how to investigate, without prejudice, but with the help of new documents, can find its richness and realistic importance.

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