papal nuncio

1. 1.

   (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status

   Synonymsnuncio

   Broaderdiplomat

   Roman Catholic

Questions about papal nuncio

What does papal nuncio mean?

papal nuncio means "(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status".

What is another word for papal nuncio?

Close synonyms include nuncio. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is papal nuncio a common word?

papal nuncio is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.