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nuncio
[ nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noon- ]
/ ˈnʌn ʃiˌoʊ, -siˌoʊ, ˈnʊn- /
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noun, plural nun·ci·os.
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
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Origin of nuncio
1520–30; <Italian nuncio, nunzio<Latin nūncius, nūntius messenger
Words nearby nuncio
nun buoy, nunc, Nunc Dimittis, nunchaku, nunciature, nuncio, nuncle, nuncupative, nuncupative will, Nuneaton, nunhood
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British Dictionary definitions for nuncio
nuncio
/ (ˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ, -sɪ-) /
noun plural -cios
RC Church a diplomatic representative of the Holy See, ranking above an internuncio and esp having ambassadorial status
Word Origin for nuncio
C16: via Italian from Latin nuntius messenger
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