'Nuncio' definitions:
Definition of 'nuncio'
From: WordNet
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status [syn: nuncio, papal nuncio]
Definition of 'Nuncio'
From: GCIDE
- Nuncio \Nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. Nuncios. [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr. L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E. new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. Announce.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A messenger. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nuncio'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambassador,
- ambassadress,
- apostolic delegate,
- attache,
- career diplomat,
- carrier,
- chancellor,
- charge,
- commercial attache,
- commissionaire,
- consul,
- consul general,
- consular agent,
- courier,
- diplomat,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatic agent,
- diplomatic courier,
- diplomatist,
- emissary,
- envoy,
- envoy extraordinary,
- estafette,
- express,
- foreign service officer,
- go-between,
- Hermes,
- internuncio,
- Iris,
- legate,
- Mercury,
- message-bearer,
- messenger,
- military attache,
- minister,
- minister plenipotentiary,
- minister resident,
- Paul Revere,
- Pheidippides,
- plenipotentiary,
- post,
- postboy,
- postrider,
- resident,
- runner,
- secretary of legation,
- vice-consul,
- vice-legate