Vat"i*can (?), n. [L. Vaticanus,
mons, or collis, Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome,
on the western bank of the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It.
Vaticano.] A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near
the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library,
a famous chapel, etc.
&fist; The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.
Thunders of the Vatican, the anathemas, or
denunciations, of the pope.
Vat"i*can (?), n. [L. Vaticanus,
mons, or collis, Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome,
on the western bank of the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It.
Vaticano.] A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near
the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library,
a famous chapel, etc.
&fist; The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.
Thunders of the Vatican, the anathemas, or
denunciations, of the pope.
