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Definition of Pontifically
1. adv. In a pontifical manner.
Definition of Pontifically
1. Adverb. in a pontifical manner; whilst pontificating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pontifically
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pontifically
Literary usage of Pontifically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Abbot is not to ha vea permanent throne in his monastic church, but is allowed,
only when celebrating pontifically, to have a movable throne on two ..."
2. The English Black Monks of St. Benedict: A Sketch of Their History from the by Ethelred Luke Taunton (1897)
"The right of singing mass pontifically, of giving the solemn blessings and ...
As a rule, the abbat only sang mass pontifically seven or eight times a year. ..."
3. Cathedral Antiquities: Historical and Descriptive Accounts, with 311 by John Britton (1836)
"He is pontifically habited, extended on a bier, with angels at his head and feet
... pontifically habited, without a crosier, enthroned in a niche or stall, ..."
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