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/nun"shee euh cheuhr, -choor', -see-, noon"-/, n.the office or the term of service of a nuncio.[1645-55; < It nunziatura. See NUNCIO, -ATE3, -URE]
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Nunciature — Nun ci*a*ture, n. [L. nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, fr. nuncius, nuntius, messenger: cf. F. nonciature, It. nunziatura. See {Nuncio}.] The office of a nuncio. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nunciature — [nun′shē ə chər, nun′sēə chər] n. [It nunziatura] the office or term of office of a nuncio … English World dictionary
Nunciature of the Holy See in Washington DC — The Nunciature to the United States of America is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States with… … Wikipedia
Nunciature of Eugenio Pacelli — Pacelli as nuncio visiting a group of bishops in Bavaria Eugenio Pacelli (future Pope Pius XII) was nuncio in Munich to Bavaria from April 23, 1917 to June 23, 1920. As there was no nuncio to Prussia or Germany at the time, Pacelli was, for all… … Wikipedia
Nunciature to Great Britain — The Nunciature to Great Britain is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of St. James with the rank of an… … Wikipedia
Nunciature to Albania — The Apostolic Nunciature to Albania is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Albania. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Albania with the rank of an ambassador. The… … Wikipedia
nunciature — noun Etymology: Italian nunciatura, from nuncio Date: 1652 1. a papal diplomatic mission headed by a nuncio 2. the office or period of office of a nuncio … New Collegiate Dictionary
nunciature — n. diplomatic commission of the Vaticannun·ci·a·ture || nÊŒnsɪətʃʊr / nÊŒnsɪətʃə … English contemporary dictionary
nunciature — nun·ci·a·ture … English syllables
nunciature — nun•ci•a•ture [[t]ˈnʌn ʃi ə tʃər, ˌtʃʊər, si , ˈnʊn [/t]] n. rel the office or the term of service of a nuncio • Etymology: 1645–55; < It nunziatura … From formal English to slang
