In fact, there are several pontificates around the globe. A pontiff, simply refers to a priest of high standing. In modern Christianity, such as Roman Catholicism, a pontiff is a bishop. As there are thousands of Catholic bishops around the world, one could safely say there is a pontiff in just about every country in the world.
To pontificate is to make ones opinions and knowledge known in an obnoxious or pompous manner. One might say, "I was running late, so my boss began to pontificate about office ethics."
The suffix in "pontificate" is "-ate." It is added to the base word "pontif" to form the verb "pontificate," which means to speak or behave in a pompous or dogmatic manner, especially on a topic one claims to be knowledgeable about.
My husband loves to pontificate on any subject, regardless of whether or not he knows what he's talking about.
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Pontificate is an example.
To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.
address, lecture, sermonize
He'll pontificate for hours about the value of hard work, yet he hasn't had a job in three years.
The first Pope who started (and ended) his Pontificate in the 1300s was Pope Benedict XI.
There were two popes that reigned only 27 days - Pius III and Leo XI.
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