Vatican

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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


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     Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.
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     {Thunders of the Vatican}, the anathemas, or denunciations,
        of the pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Vatican
       n : the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn:
            {Vatican Palace}]