Monsignor

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Mon·si·gnor /mɒnˈsiːnjə $ mɑːnˈsiːnjər/ noun  RRCused when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church 蒙席，大人〔对天主教高级神职人员的称呼〕 Monsignor Delgard 德尔加德蒙席

Examples from the Corpus

Monsignor• But that can't be right, can it, Monsignor?• I had no religion for a start, though I had developed respect for the Church through knowing Monsignor.• At the beginning, the malais had wiped out whole villages. Monsignor had not compromised.• They got what they wanted. Monsignor was only too pleased to receive them.Origin Monsignor (1500-1600) Italian monsignore, from French monseigneur

Mon·si·gnor nounChineseSyllable  

priest about or Corpus speaking a when to used

Monsignor
Mon‧si‧gnor /mɒnˈsiːnjə $ mɑːnˈsiːnjər/ nounused when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church:
    Monsignor Delgard

Mon·si·gnorBrE /mɒnˈsiːnjə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /mɑːnˈsiːnjər/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation Mgr) used as a title when speaking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church 蒙席（罗马天主教会授予某些圣职人员的荣衔）