VATICAN

Vatican, Vatican Palace

(noun) the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Vat"i*can, n. Etym: [L. Vaticanus, mons, or collis, Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome, on the western bank of the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It. Vaticano.]

Definition: A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.

Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority. Thunders of the Vatican, the anathemas, or denunciations, of the pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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