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monsignor

[mon-see-nyer, mawn-see-nyawr] / mɒnˈsi njər, ˌmɔn siˈnjɔr /




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The couple wrote their own vows, which were officiated by a Catholic monsignor and a Presbyterian minister.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2022

The monsignor also told the missions to be prepared for possible curbs on long-standing programmes, such as foreign missionaries serving as parish priests in local churches, said the four people familiar with the meetings.

From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2022

Robert Duvall and Robert De Niro play siblings: Duvall is a detective; De Niro, a Roman Catholic monsignor whose future in the church depends on how his brother handles the case.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

He is now the monsignor for the Hendred parish which covers two churches - St Mary's in East Hendred, Oxfordshire, and St Patrick's in East Ilsley, Berkshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021

This is a piece which it will take the lives of ten men to finish: do not expect, most reverend monsignor, if you order it, to get it in your lifetime.

From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds


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