pontifical

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Recent Examples of pontifical Related Articles For the past 40-plus years in the Philippines, Natori’s mother Angelita Cruz has been very close to the nuncios (who act as pontifical ambassadors), the designer said. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025 The only pontifical name that hasn't been used more than once is Peter, the name of the first pope, though there's no prohibition against doing so. Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025 Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 Francis had established the Holy See’s first pontifical commission for the protection of minors early on in his reign. Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025 Turkson resigned from that role in 2021 and was appointed to head two pontifical academies on sciences and social sciences. Philip Pullella, Crispian Balmer, Alvise Armellini, Joshua McElwee and Chris Scicluna, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025 The prose is confiding and, in places, pontifical. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020 That revelation, coupled with other recent pontifical critiques, have quickly dissolved the notion that the Dec. 31 death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a symbolic leader of the church’s conservative wing, might lessen the opposition to Francis. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023 Because of its original purpose, however, the building also has its peculiarities: the pontifical horses lived in grand style on two levels of soaring stalls, connected by a monumental, gently sloping ramp of travertine bricks. Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontifical
Adjective
  • Harvard is too hubristic, too fat and prosperous, too insular, too aloof, and too dogmatic to admit that it’s erred ...
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 June 2025
  • Nobody should be shocked that someone as dogmatic as Greta Thunberg failed to reach a sudden moral epiphany about Zionism by the end of her journey.
    The Editors, National Review, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • One of the people that is most stubborn in their support of these spendy projects is Senator Todd Young, a Republican from Indiana.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • For indoor brick, keep it simple by trying a slightly damp brush to sweep away stubborn dirt.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Rhea Perlman and Rita Wilson appear as Jess’ highly opinionated, codependent mother and grandmother.
    Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
  • The show premiered Saturday, April 12, and follows three successful Black men on a quest for love—each with a very opinionated mother (or mother figure) tagging along for the entire ride.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Among the holdouts are members of the SALT Caucus, who have been adamant that any deal from the Senate that does not match the one that passed the House is dead on arrival.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump has been adamant his tariffs will bring factory jobs back to American shores.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mamdani’s budget-busting plans and doctrinaire leftwing advocacy would aggravate the city’s problems, not solve them.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
  • Parts of the book were devoted to religious fantasy, the doctrinaire blindness of an age in which faith dominated every aspect of life.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025

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“Pontifical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontifical. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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