Definition of Pontifically

1. adv. In a pontifical manner.

Definition of Pontifically

1. Adverb. in a pontifical manner; whilst pontificating ¹

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Definition of Pontifically

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pontifically

ponticular
ponticulin
ponticulus
ponticulus hepatis
ponticulus nasi
ponticulus promontorii
pontie
ponties
pontifex
pontiff
pontiffs
pontific
pontifical
pontificalities
pontificality
pontifically (current term)
pontificals
pontificate
pontificated
pontificates
pontificating
pontification
pontifications
pontificator
pontificators
pontifice
pontifices
pontificial
pontifician
pontificians

Literary usage of Pontifically

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Abbot is not to ha vea permanent throne in his monastic church, but is allowed, only when celebrating pontifically, to have a movable throne on two ..."

2. The English Black Monks of St. Benedict: A Sketch of Their History from the by Ethelred Luke Taunton (1897)
"The right of singing mass pontifically, of giving the solemn blessings and ... As a rule, the abbat only sang mass pontifically seven or eight times a year. ..."

3. Cathedral Antiquities: Historical and Descriptive Accounts, with 311 by John Britton (1836)
"He is pontifically habited, extended on a bier, with angels at his head and feet ... pontifically habited, without a crosier, enthroned in a niche or stall, ..."

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