Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontificality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pon-tif-i-cal-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state and government of the pope; the papacy.

Example Sentences

"Charles the fifth , emperor , who was accounted one of the Pope's best sons , yet proceeded in matter temporal towards Pope Clement with strange rigour : never regarding the pontificality , but kept him prisoner thirteen months[…]"

Etymology

From pontifical + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pontifical

Inflected Forms

pontificalities (plural)

Questions

What does pontificality mean?: The state and government of the pope; the papacy.
Where does pontificality come from?: From pontifical + -ity.

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