Meanings
nounVaticanologist (plural Vaticanologists)
plural Vaticanologists
- One who practices or studies Vaticanology.
Anyone who writes on the contemporary Catholic Church is in the debt of Peter Hebblethwaite, Vaticanologist extraordinary and expert on modern Catholicism.
1986, Paul Collins, Mixed blessings: John Paul II and the Church of the eightiesSynonyms: Vaticanist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who practices or studies Vaticanology.
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Origin
From Vaticanology + -ist, coined in analogy to Kremlinologist.
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Rhymes with Vaticanologist
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APA
Vaticanologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaticanologist
MLA
“Vaticanologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaticanologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vaticanologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaticanologist.
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