Pontificate | Mean of pontificate in English Dictionary

/pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪt/

• Verb
• to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right
1. We had to listen to her pontificate about/on the best way to raise children.
• Noun
• the position of a pope
1. He was elected to the pontificate last year.
• the period of time during which a particular person is pope
1. during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II