Monsignor

Mon·si·gnor also mon·si·gnor  (mn-snyr)

n. Roman Catholic Church

1. A title and an office conferred on a male cleric by a pope.

2. Abbr. Msgr. or Mgr. Used as a form of address prefixed to the name of such a cleric.

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[Italian, from French Monseigneur; see Monseigneur.]

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Monsi·gnori·al (mnsn-yôr-l, -yr-) adj.

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Monsignor [mɒnˈsiːnjə (Italian) monsiɲˈɲor]

n pl Monsignors, Monsignori (Italian) [monsiɲˈɲoːri]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the Pope Abbreviations Mgr Msgr

[from Italian, from French Monseigneur]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Monsignor - (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

Translations

monsignor [mɒnˈsiːnjəʳ] N (monsignors or monsignori (pl)) → monseñor m

Monsignor [mɒnˈsiːnjə^r] n → monsignore m

Monsignor

n → Monsignore m