Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The official residence of the pope in Vatican City.
- noun The papal government; the papacy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The palace of the Popes, a mass of buildings of vast extent, built upon the Vatican hill, immediately to the north of the basilica of St. Peter at Rome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.
- noun the anathemas, or denunciations, of the pope.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The
official residence of thePope withinVatican City . - proper noun The
papal government ; thepapacy . - proper noun
Roman Catholicism - adjective Relating to the
Vatican City state.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) A top Vatican official has criticized a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow the world's first clinical trials using stem cells derived from human embryos.
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By Richard Allen Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican recorded a $5.2 million deficit for 2009 as investment in communication and building upgrades ...
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) A top Vatican official has criticized a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow the world's first clinical trials using stem cells derived from human embryos.
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican recorded a $5.2 million deficit for 2009 as investment in communication and building upgrades offset revenues from donations, according to new figures from the Holy See.
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JOHN ALLEN, CNN VATICAN ANALYST: We just received moments ago a statement from the Vatican confirming something we have been hearing rumors about throughout the day, which is that at, roughly 4: 15 this afternoon, at the Vatican Embassy here in Washington, Pope Benedict XVI met with a small group of victims of sexual abuse.
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L'Osservatore Romano, HO/Associated Press VATICAN RENDEZVOUS: Pope Benedict XVI, center, was greeted Wednesday by United Arab Emirates billionaire Abdul Aziz al-Ghurair, right, at the end of the weekly general audience at the Vatican.
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DELIA GALLAGHER, VATICAN ANALYST: I think the concern at the Vatican now is not just about what happened in this particular case, but what else is there that they don't know about.
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DELIA GALLAGHER, VATICAN ANALYST: I think the concern at the Vatican now is not just about what happened in this particular case, but what else is there that they don't know about?
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VATICAN, April 26, 2006 LifeSiteNews.com - The world media has exploded with stories suggesting that the Vatican is soon to release a document "easing the ban on condoms".
Vatican Cardinal on Condoms:No Document, Just a Study Suzanne 2006
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GERARD O'CONNELL, VATICAN ANALYST: Normally when John Paul II was pope, every speech he made on Islam was vetted, looked over by the experts on Islam in the Vatican.
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