monsignor

Noun

Meaning

(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

reverend priest clergyman ecclesiastic monseigneur archbishop rabbi dean bishop abbot mons monsieur color clerk evangelist
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Antonyms

laity layman layperson man in the street

Hypernyms

priest

Examples

This is what I wanted to tell Monsignor di Volterra [Soderini] when he came to Urbino, but I could not entrust him with the secret. Now that my opportunity has come, I have known very well how to make use of it, and I have done a great service to your masters. Cesare Borgia

A funeral service incorporating examples from the lives of Monsignor Francis Abuah-Quansah and Very Rev. Fr Paul Awuah has been held at the Star of the Sea Catholic Cathedral in Takoradi. Source: Internet

As Monsignor Oder noted, this course would have been possible if the second decree were signed in time by Benedict XVI, stating that a posthumous miracle directly attributable to his intercession had occurred, completing the positio. Source: Internet

Also, there is a short biographical narrative, The Vita Brevis of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, written by his eldest son, Monsignor Pietro Filippo Bernini, in the mid-1670s. Source: Internet

Among his efforts were: * Delivery of "immigration certificates" to Palestine through the Nunciature diplomatic courier. citation * Rescue of Jews by means of certificates of "baptism of convenience" sent by Monsignor Roncalli to priests in Europe. Source: Internet

Also involved were the constituent member-organizations of the NRC, including the National Youth Council, the Monsignor Patrick Anthony Folk Research Center, the Archaeological and Historical Society and the Iyanola Council for Advancement of Rastafari. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

monsieur monsieur bricolage Monsieur de Paris monsignore monsignorhood monsignori