[
US
/mɑnˈsinjɝ/
]
[ UK /mˈɒnsɪnjɐ/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒnsɪnjɐ/ ]
NOUN
- (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
How To Use Monsignor In A Sentence
- The film is a picaresque ramble through a half-real Rome in which gridlocked cars are turned into living spaces; cardinals, monsignors and fawning aristocrats preside over Vatican fashion shows; and the district of Trastevere becomes a huge fairground teeming with local characters, guitar-strumming hippies, uniformed carabinieri. Finding Fellini
- He always accompanied monsignor, and slowed his long-legged gait to match the old man's.
- A faint smile crossed the Monsignor's face and faded quickly.
- Monsignor Rolfe would have no hope of claiming an embargo on it this time. GRACE
- The Monsignor described the Abbey as a little corner of England which is irreclaimably French.
- She'd told him that the Monsignor had arranged an appointment for Grace with a gynaecologist for an internal examination. GRACE
- To comment first on Monsignor Maniscalco's letter: of course Pius XII was concerned for the Jews and their fate, and he abominated the Nazis.
- O'BRIEN: We're taking a look at Vatican City, which is now filling up with tourists, Monsignor, and pilgrims who have come out, obviously, to pay their last respects to Pope John Paul II, who is in dire, dire shape, as reports from the Vatican come to us. CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2005
- Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, Sant'Egidio's sort of godfather in the Church, savors Saint Valentine's legacy, because his diocese is in the place where the Saint is said to have lived. Katherine Marshall: Creating Peace In War Zones: The Roman Catholic Community Of Sant'Egidio
- Monsignor Rolfe would have no hope of claiming an embargo on it this time. GRACE