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pontificate on something

to speak and act dogmatically and pompously. Must you pontificate on your own virtues so much? The speaker was pontificating on the virtues of a fat-free diet.

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The Pope officially began his pontificate on Sunday during a solemn installation Mass and yesterday he met a number of religious leaders who had attended, and told Muslim representatives in particular that he wanted to continue building "bridges of friendship" that he said could foster peace in the world. Pope invited to visit Britain by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Benedict officially began his pontificate on Sunday during a solemn installation Mass that drew about 400,000 people to the Vatican area, including many world and religious leaders. Archbishop invites Pope to Britain by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			poke at poke fun at poke in poke into poke nose in poke nose into poke out poke out of poke through poker polarize into pole poles apart polish polish off polish up political political football politically correct politics Politics makes strange bedfellows pollute with pomp and circumstance pond ponder on pontificate on pony pony up pooch out poop poop out pooped poor poor as a church mouse poor but clean pop pop around pop back pop clogs pop cork pop down pop for pop in pop into pop off pop on pop out pop out of pop pills pop the question pop tops			Pontifical High Mass Pontifical Indult Pontifical insignia Pontifical insignia Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music Pontifical Mass pontifical Masses Pontifical Mission Societies Pontifical North American College Pontifical State Pontifical State Pontifical States Pontifical States Pontifical Swiss Guard Pontifical Swiss Guard Pontifical Swiss Guards Pontifical Swiss Guards Pontifical University Catholic of São Paulo Pontificale Pontificale Pontificality pontifically pontifically pontificals pontificals pontificate pontificate pontificate pontificate on pontificated pontificated pontificates pontificates pontificating pontificating Pontificating Old Fart pontification pontification pontificator pontificator Pontifice pontifices pontifices Pontificia Opera Infanzia Missionaria Pontificia Universidad Católica Pontificia Universidad Católica - Sede Ibarra Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Santo Domingo Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Pontificia Università della Santa Croce Pontificia Università San Tommaso d'Aquino

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