pontifical

pɔ̃tifikal

pontificaux

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Definition of pontifical - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

évêque

TECH.

qui concerne la dignité ou les fonctions d'un évêque

TECH.

Les ornements pontificaux sont portés lors des grandes cérémonies.

ecclésiastique

épiscopal

pape

TECH.

qui se rapporte à la dignité du pape

TECH.

L'anneau pontifical symbolise l'autorité spirituelle du souverain pontife.

papal

Noun, masculine

livre liturgique

Dated

livre contenant les prières et cérémonies réservées aux évêques

Dated

L'évêque consulta son pontifical avant la cérémonie d'ordination.

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trône pontifical

siège d’honneur surélevé réservé au pape pendant certaines cérémonies religieuses

Le pape s’installe sur le trône pontifical pour la bénédiction.

Origin of pontifical

latin, pontificalis (relatif au pontife)

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motu proprio

décret pontifical

document papal émis par le pape de sa propre initiative

Examples of pontifical in a sentence

Un décret pontifical a été publié par l’évêque.
La messe pontificale attire de nombreux fidèles chaque année.
Il portait une tiare pontificale lors de la cérémonie.
Le prêtre a consulté son pontifical avant la cérémonie.
Elle a étudié le pontifical pour mieux comprendre la liturgie.

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English:episcopal, bishop's ritual book, ...
German:bischöflich, Pontifikale, ...
Italian:pontificale, pontificio, ...
Spanish:pontifical, libro pontifical, ...
Portuguese:episcopal, pontifical, ...
Chinese:主教的, 主教礼仪书, ...
Japanese:司教の, 司教典礼書, ...
Arabic:أسقفي, كتاب الأسقف الطقسي, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹנְטִיפִיקָלִי, פּוֹנְטִיפִיקָל, ...
Russian:епископский, понтификал, ...
Ukrainian:єпископський, понтфікал, ...
Catalan:pontifical, pontifici, ...
Danish:pontifikal, pontifikale, ...
Dutch:bisschoppelijk, bisschoppenboek, ...
Greek:επισκοπικός, ποντιφικάλιο, ...
Hungarian:püspöki, püspöki szertartáskönyv, ...
Khmer:សង្ឃប៊ីស្សព, សៀវភៅពិធីប៊ីស្សព, ...
Korean:주교직의, 주교 전례서, ...
Polish:pontyfikalny, pontyfikał, ...
Portuguese (BR):episcopal, livro pontifical, ...
Romanian:episcopal, papal, ...
Swedish:pontifikal, pontifikale, ...
Thai:ของพระสังฆราช, หนังสือพิธีกรรมของพระสังฆราช, ...
Turkish:piskoposlukla ilgili, piskopos ayin kitabı, ...
Vietnamese:giám mục, sách nghi lễ giám mục, ...

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Definition of pontifical - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Noun, masculine

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Origin of pontifical

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