Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio. No longer in use.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An official representative or ambassador of the papacy at a minor court, in distinction from a nuncio, who is its representative at a more important court.
- noun Hence A messenger between two parties.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A messenger between two parties.
- noun A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
diplomatic representative of thePope ranking below anuncio - noun A
messenger orgo-between
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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God himself, or by some one of his deputies or ambassadors as a kind of internuncio to the covenant.
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 1 1560-1609 1956
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He was promptly reported to the papal internuncio, whose response, he says with a laugh, was: “This young priest talks nonsense!”
Keeping Faith 2007
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He was promptly reported to the papal internuncio, whose response, he says with a laugh, was: “This young priest talks nonsense!”
Keeping Faith 2007
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Since the separation of these countries, the internuncio receives distinct credential letters for the two governments.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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It was only in 1829 that Coppacini was sent to Brussels as internuncio; in 1841, it was again raised to a nunciature.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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November, 1873, and, as a result, the papal internuncio was expelled from Switzerland in January, 1874.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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See, an internuncio residing permanently at Santiago.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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In 1796 he entered the Austrian diplomatic service as secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs, was appointed interpreter to the internuncio at Constantinople in 1799 and was sent from there to
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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There had been accredited to these countries a papal delegate since 1847, and an internuncio, Mgr. Barili, had been sent in 1851 to what was then New Granada.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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At first an internuncio was assigned to that country, but of late years a nuncio has resided there.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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