PONTIFICAL in a Sentence

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1. A pontifical and warlike nature, a singular thing in a youth.
2. When the time of his departure approached, he resolved to chant a Te Deum pontifically.

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 Meanings and Examples of PONTIFICAL
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pontifical
 a.  pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop
Classic Sentence:
1  A pontifical and warlike nature, a singular thing in a youth.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—A GROUP WHICH BARELY MISSED BECOMING HISTORIC
2  , throughout the whole of his pontificate, was governed by impulse and passion, and because the times were in perfect accord, all his undertakings prospered.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX.
3  When the time of his departure approached, he resolved to chant a Te Deum pontifically.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—CRAVATTE
Example Sentence:
1  This is quite evident from his acquired right of subdelegation whereby he was allowed to name a vicegerens, his representative not alone in pontifical ceremonies, but also in jurisdiction.