pontifical
pontifical is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.] Now had they brought the work by wondrous art Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock Over the vexed abyss. Milton.
- 2.A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff. South.
- 3.pl. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. "Dressed in full pontificals." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.] Now had they brought the work by wondrous art Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock Over the vexed abyss. Milton called?
- What is a book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff. South called?
- What is pl. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. "Dressed in full pontificals." Sir W. Scott called?
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