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vatican |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority. {Thunders of the Vatican}, the anathemas, or denunciations, of the pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Vatican n : the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican}, {Vatican Palace}]
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