Monsignor

or mon·si·gnor

[ mon-see-nyer; Italian mawn-see-nyawr ]

/ mɒnˈsi nyər; Italian ˌmɔn siˈnyɔr /

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noun, plural Mon·si·gnors, Italian Mon·si·gno·ri

[mawn-see-nyaw-ree]. /ˌmɔn siˈnyɔ ri/. Roman Catholic Church.

a title conferred upon certain prelates.

a person bearing this title.

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Origin of Monsignor

1635–45; <Italian <French Monseigneur Monseigneur; see signor

OTHER WORDS FROM Monsignor

mon·si·gno·ri·al

[mon-seen-yawr-ee-uhl, -yohr-], /ˌmɒn sinˈyɔr i əl, -ˈyoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby Monsignor

Monrovia, mons, Monsarrat, Monseigneur, monsieur, Monsignor, monsoon, monsoon low, mons pubis, monster, monstera

How to use Monsignor in a sentence

The monsignor title has been around for centuries, for even longer than Goldman Sachs has existed.
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The monsignor there agreed to offer a blessing when Capone was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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A “figure” apparently meaning the quantity of meth the monsignor should bring.
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The story of Monsignor Kevin Wallins seems like a script pulled out of the Showtime offices.
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Monsignor came evenings to explain, interpret, put flesh and life into the reading of the day with his vivid and pointed comment.
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He went to see Monsignor, with the intention of being candid with him: in fact there was no other way of dealing with the priest.
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"How clearly this picture calls up the whole scene," said Monsignor much pleased.
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"Possibly, but I do not read the journals so carefully," Monsignor answered musingly.
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He sharpened his blade for the coming duel with Anne, whom Monsignor had warned, without doubt.
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British Dictionary definitions for Monsignor

Monsignor

/ (mɒnˈsiːnjə, Italian monsiɲˈɲor) /

noun plural Monsignors or Monsignori (Italian monsiɲˈɲoːri)

RC Church an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the PopeAbbreviation: Mgr, Msgr

Word Origin for Monsignor

C17: from Italian, from French Monseigneur

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