The vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop).

Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles.

synonyms: apostolic, apostolical, papal.

Roget 995: ecclesiastical, ecclesiological^†; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular^†, theocratic; hierarchical, archiepiscopal; episcopal, episcopalian; canonical; monastic, monachal^†; monkish; abbatial^†, abbatical^†; Anglican^†; pontifical, papal, apostolic, Roman, Popish; ultramontane, priest-ridden.    ... show more

Dutch: pauselijk
Polish: papieski

Denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops.

synonym: episcopal.

Polish: biskupi

Puffed up with vanity:
— Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey.

synonyms: grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, portentous.

Polish: bombastyczny, pompatyczny, szumny, górnolotny, namaszczony