pontification

[ pon-tif-i-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. pompous or dogmatic speech:

   I could emphasize research, or I could engage in pure pontification with no sources whatsoever.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pontification¹

pontificat(e) ( def ) + -ion ( def )

Example Sentences

With each candidate slumped behind his own little desk, the men seemed to sag into their individual puddles of pontification.

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