Found 2 items, similar to Vatican.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Vatican
Vatican
n : the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn:
Vatican Palace]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vatican
Vatican
\Vat"i*can\, n. [L. Vaticanus, mons, or collis,
Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome, on the western bank of
the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It. Vaticano.]
A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the
church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a
library, a famous chapel, etc.
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Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.
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Thunders of the Vatican, the anathemas, or denunciations,
of the pope.
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