internuncio (redirected from internuncios)

in·ter·nun·ci·o  (ntr-nns-, -nn-)

n. pl. in·ter·nun·ci·os

1. A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio.

2. A messenger or an agent; a go-between.

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[Italian internunzio, from Latin internntius, mediator : inter-, inter- + nntius, messenger; see nuncio.]

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internuncio - (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio 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 diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations