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Definition of Monsignors

Monsignors
Monsignore Mon`si*gno"re, n.; pl. Monsignors. [It., my lord. Cf. Monseigneur.] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

Meaning of Monsignors from wikipedia

- four clerics of the camera. In 1979, the Vatican simplified the dress of monsignors: Purple-trimmed black c****ocks with purple sashes, good for all occasions...
- monsignors retain their titles upon the death and burial of a Pope. Under new rules set by Pope Francis, fewer diocesan priests are named monsignor than...
- Monsignor is a 1982 American drama film directed by Frank Perry about a Roman Catholic priest's rise through the ranks of the Vatican, during and after...
- Right Reverend Monsignor. Now, apart from legitimate custom or acquired right, newer monsignors are simply styled The Reverend Monsignor. The style is...
- is a reference not only to the black c****ock and scarlet sash worn by monsignors and bishops in the Catholic Church, but also to the dominant colors of...
- Monsignor Quixote is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1982. The book is a pastiche of the early 1600s novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes with...
- monsignors, black with amaranth red piping for bishops; and black with scarlet red for cardinals. The Roman Pontiff wears a white c****ock. Monsignors...
- that he would appoint fewer monsignors and only ****ign those honoured to the lowest of the three surviving ranks of monsignor, chaplain of His Holiness;...
- Catholic Churches. Monsignors of the ranks of protonotary apostolic and domestic prelate were formerly styled The Right Reverend Monsignor, but the currently...
- was appropriate. The mozzetta is a sign of authority. Priests ranked as monsignors who are also pastors may wear black c****ocks with matching pellegrinae...