nuncio

  • 11nuncio — (Del lat. nuntius, emisario.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 RELIGIÓN Representante diplomático del papa que ejerce como legado ciertas facultades pontificias. 2 Persona encargada de llevar aviso o noticia de una persona a otra. SINÓNIMO mensajero 3… …

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  • 12nuncio — /nun shee oh , see oh , noon /, n., pl. nuncios. a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador. Cf. apostolic delegate. [1520 30; < It nuncio, nunzio < L nuncius, nuntius messenger] * * *&#8230; …

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  • 13Nuncio — The pope s ambassador, known properly as the Papal Nuncio. [&LT; Lat. nuncio = to announce] Cf. Nuncius regis …

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  • 14nuncio — [[t]nʌ̱nsioʊ[/t]] nuncios N COUNT In the Roman Catholic church, a nuncio is an official who represents the Pope in a foreign country. Ties were broken in 1949 when the papal nuncio was refused entry into Belgium …

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  • 15nuncio — UK [ˈnʌnsɪəʊ] / US [ˈnʌnsɪˌoʊ] / US [ˈnʊnsɪˌoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms nuncio : singular nuncio plural nuncios an official representative of the pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) in a foreign country …

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  • 16nuncio — {{#}}{{LM N27656}}{{〓}} {{SynN28328}} {{[}}nuncio{{]}} ‹nun·cio› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Representante diplomático del papa, que además ejerce determinadas funciones pontificias. {{<}}2{{>}} Emisario o mensajero. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}}&#8230; …

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  • 17nuncio —    (NOON see oh) [Italian, from Latin: messenger] A representative of the pope, accredited to a foreign court or civil government; an envoy with the status of ambassador.    The Colombian bosses allegedly employ Carillo as a kind of nuncio for&#8230; …

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  • 18nuncio — noun Father Mike was in a dither over the nuncio s visit Syn: (papal) ambassador, legate, envoy, messenger …

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  • 19nuncio — nun•ci•o [[t]ˈnʌn ʃiˌoʊ, siˌoʊ, ˈnʊn [/t]] n. pl. ci•os gov a permanent diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital • Etymology: 1520–30; &LT; It nuncio, nunzio &LT; L nūntius messenger …

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  • 20nuncio —   n. papal envoy.    ♦ nunciate, n. messenger.    ♦ nunciative, a. bearing messages.    ♦ nunciature, n. office of nuncio …

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