nuncio
[ nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noo n- ]
/ ˈnʌn ʃiˌoʊ, -siˌoʊ, ˈnʊn- /
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
nunavut, nunc, nunc dimittis, nunchaku, nunciature, nuncio, nuncle, nuncupative, nuncupative will, nuneaton, nunhood
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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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