nuncio : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nuncio	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nuncio n (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status Synonym(s): nuncio, papal nuncio
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuncio \Nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. {Nuncios}. [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr. L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E. new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. {Announce}.] 1. A messenger. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.