MONSIGNOR (monsignori)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: monsignori   

• MONSIGNOR (noun)
  The noun MONSIGNOR has 1 sense:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

  Familiarity information: MONSIGNOR used as a noun is very rare.

• MONSIGNOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Monsignor" is a kind of...):

priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)