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vatican

/vat-i-kuhn/US // ˈvæt ɪ kən //UK // (ˈvætɪkən) //

梵蒂冈,梵帝冈,梵谛冈,教廷

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called Vatican Palace. 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Although Catholic officials have apologized, conducted investigations and paid reparations to victims or their families, the Vatican has never issued a formal apology.

  • The Vatican on Monday said the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions.

  • Weighing those facts, the Vatican and many prominent Catholic leaders nonetheless encouraged vaccination, but it was not uncommon for conservative Christians to worry that the vaccines were morally tainted.

  • Lots of response to Monday’s post about the new Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican—not all of it supportive.

  • The founding members of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican comprises large corporations like Bank of America, BP, Estée Lauder, EY, Johnson & Johnson, Mastercard, Merck, Salesforce, and Visa.

  • Angelina Jolie was able to seemingly glide into the Vatican on Thursday to present her new film ‘Unbroken.’

  • Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.

  • Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.

  • He has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough.

  • His words apply not only to the Roman Curia at the Vatican but to the entire Church throughout the world.

  • Many of these have been plundered and lost; but still a very interesting collection exists in the Vatican Library.

  • It lay at the foot of the Vatican hill, but we know little more of it than that it was the smallest of the three.

  • He studied so hard in the Vatican, that he took a chill in the cold rooms, which left him all his life a little deaf.

  • They were finally recovered in a faded condition and are now in the Vatican.

  • The Sistine Chapel was the most beautiful apartment in the Vatican.