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Meaning of "in petto" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IN PETTO

Italian, literally: in the breast.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IN PETTO

in petto  [ɪn ˈpɛtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IN PETTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
In petto is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IN PETTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

In pectore

In pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church to refer to appointments to the College of Cardinals by the Pope whose names are not publicly revealed. This right of the pope is rarely exercised, usually in circumstances where the pope wants to make a statement for later historians about the honour due a particular cleric, while not wanting to endanger that same cleric in his present circumstances of persecution.

Definition of in petto in the English dictionary

The definition of in petto in the dictionary is not disclosed: used of the names of cardinals designate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IN PETTO


allegretto
ˌælɪˈɡrɛtəʊ
amaretto
æməˈrɛtəʊ
borghetto
bɔːˈɡɛtəʊ
confetto
kɒnˈfɛtəʊ
falsetto
fɔːlˈsɛtəʊ
fianchetto
ˌfɪənˈtʃɛtəʊ
ghetto
ˈɡɛtəʊ
gruppetto
ɡrʊˈpɛtəʊ
lazaretto
ˌlæzəˈrɛtəʊ
libretto
lɪˈbrɛtəʊ
palmetto
pælˈmɛtəʊ
petto
ˈpɛtəʊ
Soweto
səˈwɛtəʊ
Spoleto
spəʊˈlɛtəʊ
stiletto
stɪˈlɛtəʊ
stretto
ˈstrɛtəʊ
terzetto
tɜːˈtsɛtəʊ
Tintoretto
ˌtɪntəˈrɛtəʊ
vaporetto
ˌveɪpəˈrɛtəʊ
zucchetto
tsuːˈkɛtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN PETTO

in parenthesis
in part
in particular
in passing
in perpetuity
in perpetuum
in person
in personam
in phase
in place of
in plenty
in pocket
in point of
in posse
in principle
in print
in private
in progress
in propria persona
in pup

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN PETTO

amoretto
bozzetto
cabbage palmetto
Canaletto
Caporetto
concetto
dolcetto
fumetto
Kazan Retto
larghetto
neutretto
nonghetto
rispetto
rondoletto
saw palmetto
sestetto

Synonyms and antonyms of in petto in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «in petto» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN PETTO

Find out the translation of in petto to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in petto from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in petto» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在petto
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

in pectore
570 millions of speakers

English

in petto
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

petto में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في petto
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в Petto
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

in petto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যক্তিগতভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

in petto
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam personam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in petto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おなぺっと中
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

petto 에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing personam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong petto
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆளுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैयक्तिकरित्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şahsen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in petto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w petto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в Petto
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în petto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε petto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in petto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i petto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i petto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in petto

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN PETTO»

The term «in petto» is normally little used and occupies the 108.502 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN PETTO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in petto

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN PETTO»

Discover the use of in petto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in petto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Ecclesiastical Review;: A Monthly Publication ...
When publication of the name is deferred to a future consistory the cardinal is said to be " created and reserved in petto ", i. e. in the bosom of the Pope. In the Sacred College there are two cardinals who were reserved in petto, namely, ...
Herman Joseph Heuser, 1912
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The Leisure Hour
... and the deaf. $ m $ $ *. "In petto" Dr. J. A. H. Murray of Oxford, of English Dictionary fame, writes to us about a phrase in the August number, page 839, col. 1, "The Chinese garden is a whole landscape in petto " (article on Kyoto). " In petto ...
William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens, 1903
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Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for ...
H. R. “IN PETTO." (See 'The First Rector of Edinburgh Academy,'ante, p. 224.)— MR. OWEN at the above reference quotes from the Times (seemingly with a proval, at any rate without comment) the p rase “university in petto” as descri tive of St.
‎1903
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The Roman court: or a treatise on the cardinals, Roman ...
The effect of such creation is that when the publication is made at a later consistory it has a retro-active effect, and goes back to the day of creation in petto , thus giving the person a seat and a place before those who were afterwards created ...
Peter A. Baart, 1895
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The Roman Court, Or A Treatise on the Cardinals, Roman ...
The effect of such creation is that when the publication is made at a later consistory it has a retro-active effect, and goes back to the day of creation in - petto, thus giving the person a seat and a place before those who were afterwards created ...
Peter A. Baart, 1895
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
But the sacred college recognises none of these distinctions of the hierarchy ; and except that one Cardinal may be a Cardinal in petto, and another a Cardinal whose name has been published to the world, or, as it is called, promulgated, ...
‎1877
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Catholic World
The expression applied to a cardinal of being or having been reserved in petto, means to be created but (for reasons known only to the pope) not published or promulgated as such. It is not certainly known when this practice began, and the  ...
‎1875
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The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature
But the sacred college recognises none of these distinctions of the hierarchy ; and except that one Cardinal may be a Cardinal in petto, and another a Cardinal whose name has been published to the world, or, as it is called, promulgated, ...
‎1877
9
The Eve of Catholic Emancipation: Being the History of the ...
October 2, 1826, when he created a certain number of Cardinals in petto} One of them was said by some to be Lingard. The following is the text of that part of the Allocution : — " Praeter hos quatuor, Cardinalem creamus Virum religione, ...
Bernard Nicolas Ward, 1912
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Literature
Yours faithfully, Dublin, Nov. 28th. R. CASSAN GREER. “ I N P E T T O.” TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Your assumption that I do not know what in petto means is somewhat hasty, especially as I do not depend on the “explanation of solecisms " by ...
Henry Duff Traill, 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN PETTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in petto is used in the context of the following news items.
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Down The Rabbit Hole 2015 - zondag
Met Ghostpoet had de zondag van DTRH nog zowaar een zeer aangename verrassing voor mij in petto, dat was goed zeg! De Brit Obaro ... «File Under, Jul 15»
2
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials poster en trailer
Beetje bij beetje ontrafelen ze de schokkende plannen van deze obscure organisatie en wat ze voor hen in petto hebben. Het ziet er zelfs naar ... «De FilmBlog, Jun 15»
3
Wiebes: 'Lasten op arbeid verlagen'
Als de gesprekken zo doorgaan, hebben we voor de belastingbetaler en voor Nederland iets in petto." Doel is volgens Wiebes uiteindelijk: ... «PowNed, Jun 15»
4
We zagen ze afgelopen weekend nog: dit mag je verwachten op …
Je weet dat het snor zit met die Zweden, dus laten we het gewoon op de setlist houden, die ze ook voor GMM in petto hebben: Only for the ... «newsmonkey, Jun 15»
5
Lycos: Internet-Urgestein steigt ins Wearable-Geschäft ein
Man bot ein umfangreiches Webverzeichnis an und hatte auch eine Suchmaschine in petto. Doch mit Aufstieg von Yahoo und später Google ... «derStandard.at, Jun 15»
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8 redenen waarom Robbie Williams de grootste entertainer op …
Wij zijn in elk geval benieuwd wat hij voor Pinkpop in petto heeft. Let op: Deze inhoud kan niet getoond worden omdat deze mogelijk strijdig is ... «VPRO 3 voor 12, Jun 15»
7
Lonely The Brave – The Day's War The Victory Edition
Maar we zijn er nog niet, want de heren hebben nog twee covers in petto: Springsteens 'The Streets Of Philadelphia' en 'All Is Full Of Love' van ... «ROAR Nieuws, May 15»
8
So flimmert nur die Gegenwart
... aber keine Alternative in petto hatten. David Lynchs "Twin Peaks" sei auch eine Parodie auf die verhasste Sitcom gewesen, schreibt Müller. «DIE WELT, May 15»
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Robert Pattinson und FKA twigs: Letzte Warnung an Kristen Stewart
Der Vielwisser hat noch mehr in petto: Inzwischen habe Pattinson sich seiner angeblichen Verlobten anvertraut, dass die damalige Zeit ein ... «ProSieben, May 15»
10
BWW Reviews Italy: 'Mad' About Soprano Peretyatko in PURITANI at …
From her first Act I aria, "Sai com'arde in petto mio" (when she tells her uncle that she will die if she cannot marry her beloved) to the charming ... «Broadway World, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. In petto [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/in-petto>. Apr 2024 ».
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