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sede vacante

sede vacante adverb: during the vacancy of an episcopal see.

Adverb

sede vacante (not comparable)

  1. During the vacancy of an episcopal see.

Noun

sede vacante

  1. The vacancy of an episcopal see.

Origin of sede vacante

Borrowed from Latin sēde vacante.

Words formed from sede vacante

Questions about sede vacante

What does sede vacante mean?
Sede vacante means during the vacancy of an episcopal see.
What part of speech is sede vacante?
Sede vacante can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near sede vacante in the dictionary

  1. seddity
  2. Seddon
  3. Seddonism
  4. Seddons
  5. sede
  6. sede vacante
  7. sedecamycin
  8. sedecillion
  9. sedecillions
  10. sedecimal
  11. sedecimarticulate

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