Monsignor

See also: monsignor

English

Etymology

From Italian monsignore, from French monseigneur.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒnˈsiː.njə/, /mɒn.siːˈnjɔː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/

Noun

Monsignor (plural Monsignori)

1. An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

Related terms

• Abbreviation: Msgr. or Mons.

Translations

ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒙席 (méngxí)

• Dutch: monseigneur (nl) m
• French: Monseigneur (fr)
• German: Monsignore (de) m
• Indonesian: monsinyur (id)
• Italian: monsignore (it) m

• Polish: prałat (pl) m
• Portuguese: monsenhor m
• Russian: монсеньо́р (ru) m (monsenʹór)
• Spanish: monseñor (es) m
• Tagalog: monsenyor