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Monsignor
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monsignor
English
Pronunciation
en /mɒnˈsiː.njə/ /mɒn.siːˈnjɔː/ UK
en /mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/ /mɑn.siːnˈjɔr/ US
Noun
Monsignori +
en monsignor.
en w:Gyles Brandreth Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders London John Murray 2011 123 https://archive.org/details/oscarwildevatica0000bran_g2i7/page/123/mode/1up 978-1-84854-250-1 Brother Matteo is a Capuchin, of course, so he eats pretty frugally: bread and water, vegetables and fruit, no meat, no cheese. And poor old Father Bechetti lost his appetite when he lost his teeth. So it’s really the three Monsignors who do the feasting.
weekend Antonia Cundy 2024-03-16 The Opus Dei diaries 18 Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.