English-Finnish translations for pontificate

• pontifikaatti
• paavius
• saarnata
  Euroopan unioni on taloudellinen voimakeskus, mutta emme ole siinä asemassa, että voisimme saarnata, kun on kyseessä pakolaisten kohtelu. The European Union is an economic powerhouse but we are not in a position to pontificate when it comes to our treatment of refugees.
  Parlamentti ja neuvosto voivat aivan hyvin saarnata sääntelyn parantamisesta niin kauan kuin me itse tarkastelemme muutosten vaikutuksia. It is all very well for Parliament or the Council to pontificate about better regulation, so long as, when it comes to amendments, we ourselves look at the impact of those amendments.
  Pitkänäperjantaina pappi saarnannee ristiinnaulitsemisesta.

Definition of pontificate

• The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex
• To preside as a bishop, especially at mass
• To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length

Related words

• pontifically
• pontifical
• pontificated
• pontificable
• Pontifical Mass