Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative capitalization of Monsignor
Examples
“MARTIN: And to that point, Professor Garland, you know, the monsignor is pointing out there actually is a large degree of inappropriate sexual involvement with adults, and that's one of the things that gets the headlines.”
“(To one of his antagonists, a certain monsignor in the chancellery who frequently phoned to admonish him, Judge once said: "If I've ever done anything to embarrass or hurt the church I love so much, you can burn me at the stake in front of St. Patrick's.")”
“The Vatican said Saturday it has suspended a monsignor from a senior post at the Holy See after an Italian TV program using a hidden camera recorded him making advances to a young man and asserting that gay sex was not sinful.”
Vatican suspends Italian monsignor over gay sex | Disinformation
“A few months back, he called the monsignor at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with a confession - he was looking for another job.”
“The spy was named Nicola Calipari, and the monsignor was his brother.”
“The monsignor is a professor of canon law in Rome, and consultor for the Congregation for Eastern Churches, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and other Roman Curia organizations.”
“The monsignor was a most wary man, and very difficult to catch napping when warned in time.”
“The monsignor is the highest-ranking member of a Roman Catholic diocese nationwide to stand trial for crimes related to clergy sex abuse.”
“The monsignor was a legendary figure, attired in clerical frockcoat and black shovel hat, who announced that women undergraduates did not come under his care.”
“Sometimes among the guests he would meet a young "monsignor," discreetly smiling, whose emerald ring it was necessary to kiss.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘monsignor’.
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September Words-11337
During the month of September, post at least 10 new words to this list. Make sure you cite where you read the word (book/author/pg) and quote the context/sentence where you found it. If someone has...
flabbergasted, discombobulated, inclination, serendipity, savvy, profound, incarnation, myriad, confiscate, audacity, deciduous, adieu and 79 more...
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remnants of a catholic childhood
extreme unction, viaticum, maundy thursday, spy wednesday, good friday, papabile, monstrance, septuagesima, monsignor, thurible, chasuble, alb and 110 more...
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JesusIsLord's Words
debauchery, plethora, wiki, numinous, wormwood, scribe, gelded, mithridate, orthogonal, jaculiferous, jaculate, jactitation and 415 more...
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imogen's Words
coagitate, cloche, harum-scarum, foxglove, cryptolect, cant, roux, angora, duff, ulysse, schadenfreude, pepperpot and 315 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, M
metamerism, malady, margin, marauder, maverick, mercury, mirth, mandible, macerate, meteor, manumission, mica and 292 more...
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M'ogle
As to feature the creature "mog".
cosmogony, transmogrify, glom, golem, mog, mogul, moggy, smog, demogenic, cormogeny, seismograph, primogenitor and 359 more...
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Chromonyms
These chromonyms are defined as colors in at least one dictionary (mostly MW3). (Actually there's one fake, for reasons I'll explain someday.) They are all one-word nouns such as "kelly", which can...
absinthe, acacia, acorn, alabaster, alesan, almond, aloma, amaranth, amber, amethyst, anemone, anil and 821 more...
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spamdad's Words
lambic, weizenbock, bock, zymurgy, vade mecum, quotidian, sesquipedalian, eremite, sphragis, privation, aegis, sui generis and 275 more...
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I'd Be Honoured To Do This List
honorifics. might park some formal titles here too until there are enough to spawn another list.
tuan, puan, dr, earl, miss, master, mr, mrs, ms, mx, your highness, your honour and 67 more...
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Noblesse Oblige
Noble, leadership and ranking titles.
voivod, vavasour, duke, count, earl, herzog, viscount, khan, viceroy, czar, castellan, châtelain and 43 more...
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Titular
comptroller, marquis, earl, duke, prince, king, monsignor, cardinal, chevalier, knight, nabob, nawab and 7 more...
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colors
Tweets
Looking for tweets for monsignor.

lweber5@scf.edu Apostolic protonotaries and domestic prelates, who are addressed as "right reverend monsignor. -Websters Dictionary pg.51 Sep 23, 2010