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camerlengo

camerlengo noun: the cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.

Noun

camerlengo (plural camerlengos)

  1. The cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
    • Benedict will also stop using the so-called fisherman’s ring to seal documents. It will be destroyed by the cardinal camerlengo, the acting head of state of Vatican City during the “sede vacante,” the canon law term used when the papacy is vacant.2013 February 26, Gaia Pianigiani, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Benedict XVI to Be Known as Emeritus in Retirement”, in New York Times
    • For the conclave, the camerlengo is now responsible for ensuring an “orderly election and its privacy”, according to Universi Dominici Gregis—the apostolic constitution governing papal succession.2025 May 3, Amy Kazmin, Jude Webber, “The cardinal running the papal conclave”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

camerlengo meaning in Vietnamese

camerlengo in Vietnamese

chamberlain
nhiếp chính, hồng y nhiếp chính, hồng y thị thần

Forms of camerlengo

pluralcamerlengos
alternative formcamarlengo
alternative formcamerlingo

Origin of camerlengo

Borrowed from Italian camerlengo (“chamberlain”). Doublet of chamberlain.

Words formed from camerlengo

Questions about camerlengo

What does camerlengo mean?
Camerlengo means the cardinal who administers the Roman Catholic Church in the interregnum between Popes.
What is camerlengo in Vietnamese?
Camerlengo in Vietnamese is nhiếp chính, hồng y nhiếp chính, hồng y thị thần. See Camerlengo meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is camerlengo?
Camerlengo is a noun.
What is the plural of camerlengo?
The plural of camerlengo is camerlengos.

Words near camerlengo in the dictionary

  1. cameraworkers
  2. cameraworks
  3. Camerina
  4. camerist
  5. camerists
  6. camerlengo
  7. camerlengos
  8. camerlingate
  9. camerlingates
  10. Camero
  11. camerolaite

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