pontifical

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Such believers should be focused on as if they were the last of the species on Noah’s Ark, joked the Rev. Bernardino Giordano, vicar general of the pontifical delegation to Loreto, another popular sanctuary.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“This is your decision Holy Father, I won’t force you if we won’t observe the pontifical secret,” he said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

He also studied to become a Jesuit priest, and though he ultimately changed his mind, he did enough work to receive a pontifical degree in philosophy from the Roman Catholic Church in 1965.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

He also has serious Roman credentials, having served as the secretary general of the Franciscans’ Pontifical Antonianum University in Rome, one of the major pontifical universities.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

You may attempt to defend your enervating use of the passive voice by pointing out that the only alternative is excessive reliance upon the first person personal pronoun or upon the pontifical We.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker