Hyphenation of pontifical

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pontifical? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pon-tif-i-cal

Definitions of pontifical:

1.	The vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
2.	Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles Papal dispensation
3.	Denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops
4.	Puffed up with vanity A grandiloquent and boastful manner Overblown oratory A pompous speech Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey- Newsweek

Synonyms of pontifical:

adj	papal, apostolic, apostolical, spiritual leader, Catholic
adj	episcopal, priest
adj	grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, portentous, pretentious

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