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ˈvæt ɪ kənvat·i·can

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Vatican, Vatican Palacenoun

    the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City

Wiktionary

  1. Vaticanadjective

    Relating to the Vatican City state.

  2. Vaticannoun

    The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City.

  3. Vaticannoun

    The papal government; the papacy.

  4. Vaticannoun

    Roman Catholicism

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  1. vatican

    The Vatican, also known as Vatican City, is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy. It is the spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and is the residence of the Pope. It is the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population. The Vatican is known for its cultural sites such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Apostolic Palace, and the Vatican Museums featuring iconic artworks and architectural structures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vaticannoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [L. Vaticanus, mons, or collis, Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome, on the western bank of the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It. Vaticano.]

Wikidata

  1. Vatican

    Vatican is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. The community is named after Vatican City with street names such as Vatican Road, Vatican Square Drive, Pope Drive, and Bishop Street. It is located near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 93 and Vatican Road.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vatican

    vat′i-kan, n. an assemblage of buildings on the Vatican hill in Rome, including one of the pope's palaces: the papal authority.—ns. Vat′icanism, the system of theology and ecclesiastical government based on absolute papal authority, ultramontanism; Vat′icanist, one who upholds such a system.—Vatican Codex, a famous uncial MS. of the Greek Testament, of the 4th century, in the Vatican library at Rome; Vatican Council, the Twentieth Ecumenical Council, according to popish reckoning, which met 8th December 1869 and proclaimed the Infallibility of the Pope. [Fr.,—It. Vaticano—L. Mons Vaticanus, a hill in Rome.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vatican in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vatican in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Vatican in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    If and when the Vatican is attacked by the ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS's ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that Donald Trump would have been president.

  2. Erin Hanna:

    This means that change is possible, doors seem to be opening in the Vatican.

  3. Emanuela Orlandi:

    The Vatican doesn't want this out and doesn't want to be seen in this way, but finally I feel like they have taken a step back and we have moved a step forward.

  4. Pope Francis:

    I recall his diligent work alongside so many of my predecessors, who entrusted him with important responsibilities in the Vatican diplomacy, up to the delicate office of secretary of state.

  5. Callista Gingrich:

    President Trump takes this issue very seriously and has expressed President Trump sadness at the allegations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the United States Embassy has engaged senior Vatican City officials on this matter and will continue to do so.

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