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Definition of Nuncio
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status.
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Diplomat, Diplomatist
Definition of Nuncio
1. n. A messenger.
Definition of Nuncio
1. Noun. Ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organisation, accorded rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nuncio
1. an ambassador from the pope [n -CIOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuncio
Literary usage of Nuncio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The elector desired the appointment of a special nuncio, because princes subject
to the emperor alone were bishops of Bavarian dioceses, but did not reside ..."
2. History of the Popes: Their Church and State by Leopold von Ranke, E. Fowler (1901)
"The nuncio is reminded that he must above all things be careful to let his
deportment be such as to incur no blame : " Because all eyes are fixed on the ..."
3. Guide to the Materials for American History in Roman and Other Italian Archives by Carl Russell Fish (1911)
"Letters of the nuncio. 1628.. Register of ciphers of the nuncio. ... Letters of
the nuncio. 1649-1652. 104 A. Letters of the nuncio to various persons. ..."
4. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain by William Hickling Prescott (1883)
"By Philip's command, Cardinal Espinosa gave the nuncio the usual explanation of
the grounds ... The cardinal's discourse made this impression on the nuncio, ..."
5. The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages: Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor, Ralph Francis Kerr, Frederick Ignatius Antrobus (1908)
"Although he worked mostly in the dark, his schemes did not escape the vigilance
of the Papal nuncio. Late in the autumn he called to account the man who had ..."
6. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"that the nuncio was coming, she was perhaps a little frightened ; the choice
between recantation and the anathema seemed to lie before her; so she talked ..."
7. The History of the Popes, Their Church and State, and Especially of Their by Leopold von Ranke (1856)
"£Instruction to Lancellotti, bishop of Nola, nuncio elect to Poland. ... The nuncio
was enjoined to do his utmost for the preservation of the good ..."
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