| Main Entry: | papal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertaining to the pope |
Synonyms: |
apostolic, papistic, pontifical |
| Main Entry: | clerical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning clergy |
Synonyms: |
apostolic, canonical, churchly, cleric, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, episcopal, holy, ministerial, monastic, monkish, papal, parsonical, parsonish, pastoral, pontifical, prelatic, priestly, rabbinical, sacerdotal, sacred, theocratical |
| Main Entry: | pontifical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertaining to pope |
Synonyms: |
arrogant, dogmatic, overbearing, papal, pompous, pretentious, puffy |