PAPAL NUNCIO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does papal nuncio mean? 

• PAPAL NUNCIO (noun)
  The noun PAPAL NUNCIO has 1 sense:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status

  Familiarity information: PAPAL NUNCIO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAPAL NUNCIO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nuncio; papal nuncio

Hypernyms ("papal nuncio" is a kind of...):

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)