Definitions for: Vatican

[n] the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Vatican Palace

See Also: Citta del Vaticano, residence, Vatican City

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