MONSIGNOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: monsignori

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Monsignor" is a kind of...):

priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)