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Meaning of "Monseigneur" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONSEIGNEUR

Literally: my lord.
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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 MONSEIGNEUR

Monseigneur  [mɔ̃sɛɲœr] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONSEIGNEUR

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monseigneur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONSEIGNEUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monseigneur

Monseigneur is an honorific in the French language. It has occasional English use as well, as it may be a title before the name of a French prelate, a member of a royal family or other dignitary. Monsignor is both a title and an honorific in the Roman Catholic Church. In francophone countries, it is rendered Monseigneur, and this spelling is also commonly encountered in Canadian English practice. Nowadays, the title is used for bishops. In France the use monsignori are not called monseigneur but the more common monsieur l'abbé, as are priests. The plural form is Messeigneurs.

Definition of Monseigneur in the English dictionary

The definition of Monseigneur in the dictionary is a title given to French bishops, prelates, and princes Mgr.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONSEIGNEUR


Messeigneurs
mesɛɲœr

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONSEIGNEUR

Monroe
Monroe doctrine
Monrovia
Mons
mons pubis
Mons Serratus
mons veneris
monsieur
Monsignor
Monsignori

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONSEIGNEUR

affaire d´honneur
affaires d´honneur
carillonneur
droit du seigneur
entrepreneur
grand seigneur
intrapreneur
migraineur
mumpreneur
proneur
raisonneur
seigneur
souteneur
Tourneur

Synonyms and antonyms of Monseigneur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Monseigneur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONSEIGNEUR

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

Translator English - Chinese

大人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Monseñor
570 millions of speakers

English

Monseigneur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Monseigneur
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المونسنيور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

монсеньер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Monsenhor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সভ্রান্ত লোকের উপাধিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Monseigneur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monseigneur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Monseigneur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

僧正
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Monseigneur
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monseigneur
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Monseigneur
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Monseigneur
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Monseigneur
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Monseigneur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Monseigneur
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Monseigneur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Монсеньер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Monseniorul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Monseigneur
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Monseigneur
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Monseigneur
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Monseigneur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Monseigneur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONSEIGNEUR»

The term «Monseigneur» is regularly used and occupies the 62.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONSEIGNEUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Monseigneur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Monseigneur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONSEIGNEUR»

Discover the use of Monseigneur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Monseigneur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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monseigneur darboy
Apropos of this, some one repeated a mot of Monseigneur P 's. One of these crinoline theologians met the Bishop one evening at a sister " faillibiliste's," and told him that some one had named her and her co-doctoresses " les meres du ...
grace ramsay, 1871
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The life of the venerable servant of God, Monseigneur ...
Augustine Francis Hewit. The good old man died like a patriarch with, his numerous family surrounding his bed. side to receive his last blessing. His noble son, the chosen martyr of Jesus Christ, prepared him to receive the Last Sacraments, ...
Augustine Francis Hewit, 1859
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A Tale of Two Cities
It took four men, all four ablaze with gorgeous decoration, and the Chief of them unable to exist with fewer than two gold watches in his pocket, emulative of the noble and chaste fashion set by Monseigneur, to conduct the happy chocolate to  ...
Charles Dickens, Gillen D'Arcy Wood, 2003
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A Tale of Two Cities: Enhanced Edition
Monseigneur in Town Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris. Monseigneur was in his inner room, hissanctuaryofsanctuaries, theHoliest of Holiests to the crowd of ...
Charles Dickens, 2014
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A Tale of Two Cities Thrift Study Edition
MONSEIGNEUR, ONE of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris. Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the ...
Charles Dickens, 2011
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Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities
Chapter. 7: Monseigneur. in. Town. Chapter. 8: Monseigneur. in. the. Country. New Characters: Monsieur the Marquis: French nobleman and Uncle of Charles Darnay A tall man in a nightcap: the marquis' coach runs over and kills his child ...
Jeffrey Karnicky, 1994
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A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated)
Monseigneur,oneofthe great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris. Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, theHoliest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers inthesuite of ...
Charles Dickens, 2014
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20 Classic Novels (Illustrated) Part-2:
Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris. Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suite ...
Publishthis, 2013
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The Shorter Novels of Charles Dickens
morning's chocolate could not so much as get into the throat of Monseigneur without the aid of four strong men besides the cook. Yes. It took four men, all four ablaze with gorgeous decoration, and the chief of them unable to exist with fewer  ...
Charles Dickens, 2004
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A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and ...
MONSEIGNEUR From <A Tale of Two Cities > Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris. Monseigneur was in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of ...
Charles Dudley Warner, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONSEIGNEUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Monseigneur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vexatious litigants: State looks to ban serial suers
I would also, know, that there's been so much and I would like to thank Joi Bourne of St Francis and Monseigneur Craig Harrison who allowed ... «Bakersfield Now, Jul 15»
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Présumé pyromane arrêté
Octobre 2014 : Feu de poubelle qui a endommagé un banc de parc près de la rue Monseigneur-Dumas. 20 décembre 2014 : Feu de véhicule ... «Le Journal de Québec, Jul 15»
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Vet clinic expected to create 5 jobs; Husband and wife team to …
... Blvd. In order to make way for the city's new 59,812 square-foot French Catholic elementary and high school, Monseigneur Jamot. Coun. «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
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Season on the line at Cambridge Raceway
The biggest mover was the trotter Monseigneur, trained by Brendan Schumacher at Morrinsville. As well as collecting a $1500 bonus for four ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Kiss-and-ride area for new French school
Students and dignitaries are seen at the future site of Monseigneur-Jamot, the city's new French-language Catholic high school for kindergarten ... «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
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LaSalle moves to reduce speeds near elementary schools
... Kenwood Boulevard and Divine Street, Monseigneur Augustin Caron at Martin Lane and Matchette Road and Prince Andrew on Kelly Road. «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
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Cameroun: Mgr Jean Mbarga reçoit solennellement son pallium ce …
La cérémonie était présidée ce samedi matin par Monseigneur Pioro Pioppo, le nonce apostolique au Cameroun. Avant cette remise en public, ... «Cameroon-info.net, Jul 15»
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Sarkozy signs petition against proposal to turn unused French …
“Muslims should, like Christians and Jews, be able to practise their religion,” Monseigneur Ribadeau-Dumas, spokesperson for the Bishops' ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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STUMPTALK: Exactly who are the atheists?
They also forget or don't know about Gregor Mendel, the Augustinian Friar who is the father of genetics or Monseigneur Georges Lemaitre, the ... «Crossville Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Negotiating Forgiveness for Mass Crimes
The answer was given by several people, including the Archbishop of Bangui, Monseigneur Dieudonné Nzapalainga. It was quite simple. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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