pontificals
plural of pontifical
The vestments of a bishop, priest, or pope.
Source: Wiktionary
Pon*tif"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. pontificalis: cf. F. pontifical. See Pontiff.]
1. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.
2. Of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.] Now had they brought the work by wondrous art Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock Over the vexed abyss. Milton.
Pon*tif"ic*al, n. Etym: [F.]
1. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff. South.
2. pl.
Definition: The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. "Dressed in full pontificals." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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