nuncio

Meaning

1. The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
2. (broadly) One who bears a message; a messenger.
3. (historical) Any member of any Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Galicia (of the Austrian Partition), Duchy of Warsaw, Congress Poland, or Grand Duchy of Posen.

Synonyms

papal nuncio

ambassador

diplomat

Translations

nonce

nuncio

nunzio

νούντσιος

núncio

nunci

nuntius

Nuntius

papalık elçisi

nunci apostòlic

παπικός έξαρχος

πρεσβευτής του παπά

nonce apostolique

nuntius

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnʌnʃiˌoʊ/

Etymology

From Spanish nuncio,
from Latin nūntius (“envoy”).