单词 | internuntius |
释义 | internuntiusn.α. 1600s internuntius's (plural), 1600s– internuntius. β. 1600s– internuncius. 1. A messenger or mediator between two parties; esp. (in early use) an intermediary between God and humankind. Cf. internuncio n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > message > [noun] > messenger > messenger between two parties intermessenger1560 go-between1602 intercursitor1603 internuntiusa1631 internuncio1633 internonce1647 a1631 J. Downe Christs Prayer for Church 102 in Certaine Treatises (1633) He [sc. Christ] was to be..as an Internuntius or legate to propound & expound the conditions of peace. 1675 T. Brooks Golden Key 250 They desired an Internuncius, a man like themselves, who might be as a Mediator to go betwixt God and them. a1754 J. MacLaurin Ess. on Prophecies relating to Messiah (1773) 286 They were not able to bear God's speaking to them, otherwise than by a mediator, or internuncius. 1792 T. Wintle Daniel Notes 22 Demons or departed spirits..were considered as a sort of Internuncii between the deity and mankind. 1825 R. Cuthbertson Lect. Revelation i. 10 No ordinary minister..ever occupied the place of an internuncius between Christ and other prophets. 1895 R. W. Macan in Herodotus Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Bks. I. 56 Thucydides..mentions a Gongylos of Eretria as an internuntius between Pausanias and the great king in 477–6 b.c. 1916 E. Kretzmann Liturg. Elem. Earliest Forms Medieval Drama 56 The Internuntius announces the coming of the Magi: Salve, rex Judaeorum [etc.]. 1927 E. D. Thomas Chinese Politcal Thought xv. 263 With the closer interstate organizations.., the internuncius became an established institution. 2004 G. Althoff Family, Friends & Followers iv. 128 These reports frequently record the negotiations conducted by internuntii or intercessors. 2. Roman Catholic Church. A papal envoy to a foreign court or government; = internuncio n. 1. Now chiefly historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > offices or officials > [noun] > secretary > internuncio internuncio1622 internonce1647 internuntius1658 1658 tr. J. Boonen in tr. B. Pascal Additionals to Mystery of Jesuitisme 108 The Abbot of Saint Angelo, Internuncius of his Holinesse in the Low-Countries. 1674 P. Walsh Hist. & Vindic. Loyal Formulary ii. 7 His Holyness hath by the former, and later letters of Cardinal Francis Barbarin, and of the two immediately succeeding Internuntius's of Brussels..determined the case. 1810 Christian's Mag. May 250 They..will report to the vicar or internuncius at Brussels, all such as do not obey the abovementioned bulls. 1895 Salt Lake Tribune 10 Nov. 1/6 Mgr. Laurenzelli, at present serving as internuncius at The Hague. 1950 Irish Times 27 May 9/1 Monsignor Berretini, a friend of his who had been Internuntius in Vienna. 1998 T. van Nouhuys Age Two-faced Janus v. 248 Being staunch opponents of the Augustinian current in theology, they [sc. the Jesuits] informed the papal internuntius and demanded that printing be discontinued. 3. A diplomatic representative of a foreign government at the court of the Ottoman sultan; esp. a representative of the Austrian Empire; = internuncio n. 3. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > resident ambassador > at Ottoman court internonce1647 internuncio1651 bailo1682 internuntius1712 1712 R. Sutton Despatch 21 Dec. in A. N. Kurat Despatches Sir Robert Sutton (1953) 149 The Empr's Internuntius,..to whome the Vizir had already delivered his Recredentials. 1837 Conservative Jrnl. 11 Nov. 458/1 Among the guests invited [by the Sultan] were..the Internuncius, the English, French, Russian, and Prussian Ambassadors, and about forty other persons of distinction. 1982 K. A. Roider Austria's Eastern Question i. 9 When the first permanent envoy was assigned to Constantinople in 1612, he enjoyed the rank of ‘internuntius’, a title just below that of ambassador. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1631 |
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