pontifical
French, adjective/pɔ̃.ti.fi.kal/
pontifical is spelled P-O-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pontifical is a French adjective meaning “pontifical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui appartient à la dignité de pontife, d’évêque”.
What does pontifical mean in English?
adjective
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pontifical
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient à la dignité de pontife, d’évêque. 2. Qualifie la dignité du souverain pontife, le pape.
noun: 1. Livre qui contient les différentes prières et l’ordre des cérémonies que l’évêque doit accomplir particulièrement dans l’ordination, la confirmation, le sacre et les autres fonctions réservées aux évêques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pontifical
- pontificale feminine
- pontificaux masculine plural
- pontificales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pontifical?
- /pɔ̃.ti.fi.kal/
- \pɔ̃.ti.fi.kal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pontifical
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pontifical in French?
pontifical appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).