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Definition of: pontificate
(pon·tif′ə·kit, -kāt) noun 
1. The office of a pontiff. 
2. A pope's term of office. 
—v.i. (-kāt) ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing 
1. To perform the offices of a pontiff. 
2. To act or speak pompously or dogmatically.
				
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