Pontificate
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope.
(2): ( n.) The term of office of a pontiff.
(3): ( v. i.) To perform the duty of a pontiff.
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [2]
Is used for the state or dignity of a pontiff, or high priest; but more particularly, in modern writers, for the reign of a pope.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
means the state or dignity of a pontiff, or high-priest; but is more particularly applied in modern times to the reign of a pope.
