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Summary

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pontificate:
- pontificaat
Wiktionary:
- pontificate → pontificaat
- pontificate → orakelen

English

Detailed Translations for pontificate from English to Dutch

pontificate:

pontificate [the ~] nomen

the pontificate
het pontificaat
- pontificaat [het ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for pontificate:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
pontificaat	pontificate
-	papacy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	hold forth; pontify

Related Words for "pontificate":

pontificates, pontification

Synonyms for "pontificate":

papacy; government; authorities; regime
administer; administrate
talk; speak

Related Definitions for "pontificate":

the government of the Roman Catholic Church¹
talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner¹
- The new professor always pontificates¹
administer a pontifical office¹

Wiktionary Translations for pontificate:

pontificate

noun

state of a pontifex
- pontificate → pontificaat

verb

act like a pontiff
- pontificate → orakelen
speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner
- pontificate → orakelen

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