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nun·ci·o
[nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noo
n-] Pronunciation Key
[nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noo
n-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ci·os.
| a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador. |
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| nun·ci·o
(nŭn'sē-ō', nŏŏn'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. nun·ci·os A papal ambassador or representative. [Italian, from Latin nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
nuncio
nuncio
papal envoy, 1528, from It. nuncio (now nunzio), from L. nuntius "messenger," from PIE base *neu- "to shout" (cf. Gk. neuo "to nod, beckon," O.Ir. noid "make known").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| nuncio | |
noun | |
| (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nuncio
Nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. Nuncios. [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr. L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E. new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. Announce.]1. A messenger. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.
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