nuncio

[ nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noon- ]

noun

, plural nun·ci·os.

1. a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.

nuncio

/ -sɪ-; ˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. RC Church a diplomatic representative of the Holy See, ranking above an internuncio and esp having ambassadorial status

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuncio¹

1520–30; < Italian nuncio, nunzio < Latin nūncius, nūntius messenger

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuncio¹

C16: via Italian from Latin nuntius messenger

Example Sentences

“And I was horrified and I fired that nuncio,” Francis said, according to the Times article.

From Washington Blade

Last August, Vigano was suddenly appointed papal nuncio, or ambassador, to the United States.

From The Daily Beast

The Pope wished to make Wolfe a bishop, and to invest him with all the pomp proper to a nuncio.

From Project Gutenberg

Three times he made excuse; and at length the Nuncio went on foot to seek in Froben's press the scholar who would not come to him.

From Project Gutenberg

The nuncio, Salviati, informs us that young Guise urged his mother herself to kill Coligny.

From Project Gutenberg

The papal nuncio and the Venetian envoy were mediators as well as members of the congress.

From Project Gutenberg

The moment Luther arrived the nuncio approached him with great demonstrations of friendship.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• delegate
• diplomat
• emissary
• minister
• representative