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(pon-tif-i-cal) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. 1 proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; 2 puffed up with vanity

Example Sentence

The pontifical order was relayed to the churches.

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