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[ mon-see-nyer; Italian mawn-see-nyawr ] / mɒnˈsi nyər; Italian ˌmɔn siˈnyɔr /
noun, plural Mon·si·gnors, Italian Mon·si·gno·ri [mawn-see-nyaw-ree]. /ˌmɔn siˈnyɔ ri/. Roman Catholic Church.a title conferred upon certain prelates. a person bearing this title. Origin of Monsignor1635–45; <Italian <French Monseigneur Monseigneur; see signor OTHER WORDS FROM Monsignormon·si·gno·ri·al [mon-seen-yawr-ee-uhl, -yohr-], /ˌmɒn sinˈyɔr i əl, -ˈyoʊr-/, adjectiveWords nearby MonsignorMonrovia, mons, Monsarrat, Monseigneur, monsieur, Monsignor, monsoon, monsoon low, mons pubis, monster, monstera Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for MonsignorThe monsignor title has been around for centuries, for even longer than Goldman Sachs has existed. How Pope Francis’s Management Strategies Could Fix Wall Street|Chris Lowney|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST An opening letter by Monsignor Robert Weiss, a pastor at Saint Rose of Lima Parish, in Newtown, CT, sets the tone. This Week’s Hot Reads: Dec. 9, 2013|Damaris Colhoun|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The monsignor there agreed to offer a blessing when Capone was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Never Mind El Chapo: Chicago’s Real Public Enemy No. 1 Is the Shorties|Michael Daly|February 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST A “figure” apparently meaning the quantity of meth the monsignor should bring. Monsignor Meth Kevin Wallin: The Kinky Priest Who Sold Meth|Michael Daly|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The story of Monsignor Kevin Wallins seems like a script pulled out of the Showtime offices. Meth in a "Female" Priest's Rectory?|Ilana Glazer|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Monsignor held up his hand with two fingers stretched out beyond the others, and gave a gentle war-whoop. The Art of Disappearing|John Talbot Smith The pope himself addresses them under that title; his physician is monsignor, and no one objects. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) "Help me, Monsignor," he said faintly, and the prelate raised him to his feet. The Eternal City|Hall Caine Monsignor studied her for a moment, and then broke into a genial laugh. Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking The other day I repeated that just to Monsignor, and he laughed at it; he condescended to laugh at it. Madame Bovary|Gustave Flaubert
British Dictionary definitions for Monsignor/ (mɒnˈsiːnjə, Italian monsiɲˈɲor) /
noun plural Monsignors or Monsignori (Italian monsiɲˈɲoːri)RC Church an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the PopeAbbreviation: Mgr, Msgr Word Origin for MonsignorC17: from Italian, from French Monseigneur Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |