pontificals

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noun

The vestments of a bishop, priest, or pope.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pontifical
  2. The vestments of a bishop, priest, or pope.

    The pope sits upon a draped throne chair, robed in full pontificals, holding the keys in one hand, and giving the benediction with the other.

    1868, Charles Callahan Perkins, Italian sculptors, page 121

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pontificalia
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APA

pontificals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontificals

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“pontificals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontificals. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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