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Definition of pontificate in English: pontificateverb pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtpɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt [no object]1Express one's opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way. 夸夸其谈地表达，自负地谈论，教条地说话 he was pontificating about art and history 他夸夸其谈地谈论起了艺术和历史。 Example sentencesExamples - There are even a few interviews with various folks and fans pontificating on stuff like ‘new wave bands’ and the various intricacies of their favorite rock groups.
- Mr. Rukeyser and Mr. Kudlow spend a lot of time pontificating publicly about the stock market, but I don't remember many responsible comments warning viewers in the midst of the frenzy of the danger of wild speculative excess.
- Even an additional CD or two with some of the best tracks would have been a way for viewers to hear some of these classic songs uninterrupted by Tom Petty pontificating about various musicians and movements.
- Think of the herd as being similar to government: you just know that the drought is over when you get every state Premier sitting around a table pontificating about how we should all put a brick in the dunny.
- Instead speakers from across the political spectrum pontificated over the ‘meaninglessness’ of official political reform efforts, listing countless reasons why the current regime has to go.
- Others pontificate on health, telling us what we should and should not do to remain well, while we are overwhelmed with financial advice from experts whose predictions often turn out wrong.
- It takes a heck of a lot more effort than pontificating about the evils of livestock.
- Rather than pontificating about the evils of unions, he would be better served explaining how his laws contributed in a real way to the ugly situation occurring.
- It is possible to prattle and pontificate about the cultural relevance of the cheap romance novel, and how its development, like, totally reflects the changes to women's status in society.
- Although Congress has been pontificating about the challenges that confront Social Security for years, and years, and years, the fundamental financial structure of Social Security continues to decay.
- ‘Stormy Waters, Pundit’ is a short cartoon featuring Sealab's resident dolt pontificating on a number of political topics.
- Maybe that smashed window in the corporate box was actually the result of a disturbed football supporter who was watching Eddie pontificating on the subject of expectoration.
- ‘An Interview with Renny Harlin’ is a short section featuring director Harlin pontificating upon the effects, the cast and the script.
- He took his swings, watched by many, then stood around the batting cage pontificating about hitting, while other players went out to take fielding practice when their hitting was done.
- Unless one is in that situation and really knows what it is like to face those sorts of family difficulties, one does not know what one is talking about when pontificating about cultural sensitivities.
- The occasional glimpses of the tumultuous moment - shooting of a Vietnamese in the street, dying U.S. soldiers, presidents pontificating - are gestures to headlines of the times.
- He has spent the past two years using digital technology to bring together people in desperate straits, getting things done while others were pontificating.
- The rare footage of Zorn pontificating on his music and directing his various ensembles proves more intriguing than Heuermann's woolly-headed intrusions.
- While ‘top analysts’ are pontificating about 50 percent and 70 percent increases, the real increases here in Southern California are around 300 percent.
- Make sure everyone on your staff treats women the same way they'd treat men: They should be helpful and respectful and inquire as to need - rather than pontificating and telling her what they think is best for her.
Synonyms hold forth, expound, declaim, preach, lay down the law, express one's opinion (pompously), sound off, spout (off), dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, pronounce, lecture, expatiate informal preachify, mouth off, spiel rare perorate 2(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. （罗马天主教用语）（尤指在主教大礼弥撒上）行使主教职责 he pontificated at three Christmas Masses Example sentencesExamples - On the feast itself he pontificated at Mass and preached three times to the people.
- As a Bishop he pontificated that night and consecrated the apostles bishops so they might say the Mass with him.
noun pɒnˈtɪfɪkətpɑnˈtɪfɪkət (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office or period of office of a pope or bishop. （罗马天主教用语）教皇（或主教）职位 Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten-week pontificate 教皇乔治八世的任期只有十个星期。 Example sentencesExamples - One preliminary point: this will not be made a dogma of the Church during this pontificate since this Pope is not inclined to do anything that would be perceived as a unilateral action apart from the Eastern bishops.
- Yes, I think it's timing - the timing is significant, number one, because it comes very early in the pope's pontificate.
- Early in this pontificate, that institutional question was more clearly addressed in papal teaching on social justice and in diplomatic pressure in Eastern Europe.
- Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth consistory of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
- Next, we'll be discussing what's next for the Catholic Church with a leading expert on the pontificate.
- Before that can be done well, I think, the archives of Pius XII's pontificate will probably have to be fully catalogued and opened.
- Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni said: ‘Rome will grind to a halt to guarantee the full development of the demonstration of love for the pontificate, guaranteeing the maximum security for all the heads of state,’ he said.
Derivativesnoun ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n Sociological accounts of the Indian village community also contradict Marxist pontifications on the subject. Example sentencesExamples - Fifth, the remedy cannot be pompous pontification or moral policing.
- Today there is no justification except pontification by the powerful of the world.
- Of course, I don't agree with many of their pontifications.
- His authority in talking to the rich would be considerably greater than his pontifications on a society he knows little of.
OriginLate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (see pontifex). The verb dates from the early 19th century. Definition of pontificate in US English: pontificateverbpänˈtifiˌkātpɑnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt [no object]1Express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic. 夸夸其谈地表达，自负地谈论，教条地说话 he was pontificating about art and history 他夸夸其谈地谈论起了艺术和历史。 Example sentencesExamples - Think of the herd as being similar to government: you just know that the drought is over when you get every state Premier sitting around a table pontificating about how we should all put a brick in the dunny.
- Unless one is in that situation and really knows what it is like to face those sorts of family difficulties, one does not know what one is talking about when pontificating about cultural sensitivities.
- It takes a heck of a lot more effort than pontificating about the evils of livestock.
- The rare footage of Zorn pontificating on his music and directing his various ensembles proves more intriguing than Heuermann's woolly-headed intrusions.
- While ‘top analysts’ are pontificating about 50 percent and 70 percent increases, the real increases here in Southern California are around 300 percent.
- Rather than pontificating about the evils of unions, he would be better served explaining how his laws contributed in a real way to the ugly situation occurring.
- Maybe that smashed window in the corporate box was actually the result of a disturbed football supporter who was watching Eddie pontificating on the subject of expectoration.
- He took his swings, watched by many, then stood around the batting cage pontificating about hitting, while other players went out to take fielding practice when their hitting was done.
- There are even a few interviews with various folks and fans pontificating on stuff like ‘new wave bands’ and the various intricacies of their favorite rock groups.
- Instead speakers from across the political spectrum pontificated over the ‘meaninglessness’ of official political reform efforts, listing countless reasons why the current regime has to go.
- Make sure everyone on your staff treats women the same way they'd treat men: They should be helpful and respectful and inquire as to need - rather than pontificating and telling her what they think is best for her.
- Even an additional CD or two with some of the best tracks would have been a way for viewers to hear some of these classic songs uninterrupted by Tom Petty pontificating about various musicians and movements.
- Others pontificate on health, telling us what we should and should not do to remain well, while we are overwhelmed with financial advice from experts whose predictions often turn out wrong.
- ‘Stormy Waters, Pundit’ is a short cartoon featuring Sealab's resident dolt pontificating on a number of political topics.
- He has spent the past two years using digital technology to bring together people in desperate straits, getting things done while others were pontificating.
- The occasional glimpses of the tumultuous moment - shooting of a Vietnamese in the street, dying U.S. soldiers, presidents pontificating - are gestures to headlines of the times.
- Mr. Rukeyser and Mr. Kudlow spend a lot of time pontificating publicly about the stock market, but I don't remember many responsible comments warning viewers in the midst of the frenzy of the danger of wild speculative excess.
- It is possible to prattle and pontificate about the cultural relevance of the cheap romance novel, and how its development, like, totally reflects the changes to women's status in society.
- Although Congress has been pontificating about the challenges that confront Social Security for years, and years, and years, the fundamental financial structure of Social Security continues to decay.
- ‘An Interview with Renny Harlin’ is a short section featuring director Harlin pontificating upon the effects, the cast and the script.
Synonyms hold forth, expound, declaim, preach, lay down the law, express one's opinion, express one's opinion pompously, sound off, spout, spout off, dogmatize, sermonize, moralize, pronounce, lecture, expatiate 2(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. （罗马天主教用语）（尤指在主教大礼弥撒上）行使主教职责 Example sentencesExamples - As a Bishop he pontificated that night and consecrated the apostles bishops so they might say the Mass with him.
- On the feast itself he pontificated at Mass and preached three times to the people.
nounpänˈtifikətpɑnˈtɪfɪkət (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office or tenure of pope or bishop. （罗马天主教用语）教皇（或主教）职位 Example sentencesExamples - Early in this pontificate, that institutional question was more clearly addressed in papal teaching on social justice and in diplomatic pressure in Eastern Europe.
- One preliminary point: this will not be made a dogma of the Church during this pontificate since this Pope is not inclined to do anything that would be perceived as a unilateral action apart from the Eastern bishops.
- Yes, I think it's timing - the timing is significant, number one, because it comes very early in the pope's pontificate.
- Next, we'll be discussing what's next for the Catholic Church with a leading expert on the pontificate.
- Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni said: ‘Rome will grind to a halt to guarantee the full development of the demonstration of love for the pontificate, guaranteeing the maximum security for all the heads of state,’ he said.
- Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth consistory of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
- Before that can be done well, I think, the archives of Pius XII's pontificate will probably have to be fully catalogued and opened.
OriginLate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (see pontifex). The verb dates from the early 19th century. |