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 2 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Vatican noun: the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn: {Vatican Palace}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Vatican \Vat"i*can\, noun [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. |
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