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Definition of Monsignors

Monsignors
Monsignore Mon`si*gno"re, n.; pl. Monsignors. [It., my lord. Cf. Monseigneur.] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

Meaning of Monsignors from wikipedia

- four clerics of the camera. In 1979, the Vatican simplified the dress of monsignors: Purple-trimmed black c****ocks with purple sashes, good for all occasions...
- Monsignor is a 1982 American drama film directed by Frank Perry about a Roman Catholic priest's rise through the ranks of the Vatican, during and after...
- Right Reverend Monsignor. Now, apart from legitimate custom or acquired right, newer monsignors are simply styled The Reverend Monsignor. The style is...
- monsignors retain their titles upon the death and burial of a Pope. Under new rules set by Pope Francis, fewer diocesan priests are named monsignor than...
- Monsignor Renard was a four-part ITV television drama set in occupied France during World War II. It starred John Thaw as Monsignor Augustin Renard, a...
- Monsignor Quixote is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1982. The book is a pastiche of the classic 1605 and 1615 Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel...
- Royal Theatre in Castlebar, County Mayo, on 25 November 2010. "History of Monsignor James Horan". Official Knock Shrine website. Archived from the original...
- Czechoslovakia. In 1934, he was appointed a papal chamberlain with the title of Monsignor. He was originally ascribed to the Sacred Congregation De Propaganda Fide...
- other countries, all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic de numero. By custom, this title...
- is a reference not only to the black c****ock and scarlet sash worn by monsignors and bishops in the Catholic Church, but also to the dominant colors of...