Monsignor

Monsignor

See also: monsignor

English

Etymology

From Italian monsignore, from French monseigneur.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒnˈsiː.njə/, /mɒn.siːˈnjɔː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/

Noun

Monsignor (plural Monsignori)

1. An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

Related terms

• Abbreviation: Msgr. or Mons.

Translations

ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

Chinese: Mandarin: 蒙席 (méngxí) Dutch: monseigneur (nl) m French: Monseigneur (fr) German: Monsignore (de) m Italian: monsignore (it) m

Polish: prałat (pl) m Portuguese: monsenhor m Russian: монсеньо́р (ru) m (monsenʹór) Spanish: monseñor (es) m Tagalog: monsenyor