Pontificate
01
pontifikat, påvens styre
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
to pontificate
01
predika, dogmatisera
to state one's opinion in such a manner that shows one believes to be the only person to fully know it and be unarguably correct
Exempel
He tends to pontificate about politics as if he knows all the answers.
Han tenderar att predika om politik som om han visste alla svar.
The critic had been pontificating about the film's flaws, convinced of his own expertise.
Kritikern hade predikat om filmens brister, övertygad om sin egen expertis.
02
utöva ett påvligt ämbete, administrera ett pontifikalt ämbete
administer a pontifical office
