Monsignor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɒnˈsiː.njə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monsignor is a noun meaning (Roman Catholicism) An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope.
Meaning
(Roman Catholicism) An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope.
Example Sentences
He paid half the $850 monthly tuition, and the church monsignor covered the rest.
“Chances are if you had any efforts to modify it, you’d have parades of monsignors, ministers and rabbis trooping up to Capitol Hill,” said Professor Baker.
He wore the dress of an abbot and was accompanied by two monsignori in simple black. […] It was a letter from Monsignor Chatrousse, the Bishop of Valence in France.
He was accompanied by two monsignori, one of whom was Henry Cosgrove, an acquaintance of mine from Brooklyn. […] “It is obvious that I need no translator. Henry,” I said, turning to the American monsignor, “you can be my secretary.”
Word Forms
- monsignors
- monsignori
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bishop, archbishop, monseigneur, monsieur, sir, lord.
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