VATICAN Definition & Meaning

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Vatican

[ vat-i-kuhn ]

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noun

Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
the authority and government of the pope (distinguished from the Quirinal ).

Vatican

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noun

1. the palace of the popes in Rome and their principal residence there since 1377, which includes administrative offices, a library, museum, etc, and is attached to the basilica of St Peter's
2. ( as modifier )
  the Vatican Council
1. the authority of the Pope and the papal curia
2. ( as modifier )
  a Vatican edict

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Vatican¹

1545–55; < Latin ��ī��Գܲ� ( ��ō�Բ� ) Vatican (hill)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Vatican¹

C16: from Latin Vāticānus mons Vatican hill, on the western bank of the Tiber, of Etruscan origin

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While modern popes live and work in the Vatican, the Lateran church is sometimes referred to in Catholicism as "the mother of all churches".

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Cardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said.

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It follows a one-on-one meeting between Zelensky and Trump at the Vatican on the sidelines of the Pope's funeral on Saturday.

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The basilica sits near the Colosseum, a stone's throw from the city's endlessly bustling and chaotic central Termini station - well beyond the limits of the Vatican, where popes are traditionally entombed.

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The two's Vatican encounter was the first since their publicly contentious White House meeting two months ago.

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