THE VATICAN

Churchdom

Popedom; the Vatican, the apostolic see; religious sects.

Malediction

Noun: malediction, malison, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha; aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation.

Crosswords: THE VATICAN

Hey Pope, why don't you go build yourself a new gym at the Vatican. (Johnny Dangerously; writing credit: Harry Colomby; Jeff Harris)

Yeah I'll break into the Vatican with you. (Alias; writing credit: Robert Soulé; Henri de Turenne)

I've been, yes to the Vatican. (Bananas; writing credit: Woody Allen; Mickey Rose)

The Vatican is in Rome. (Bananas; writing credit: Woody Allen; Mickey Rose)

It's called The Vatican Rag. (The Vatican Rag; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Doin' the Vatican Rag! (The Vatican Rag; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

The Holy Year at the Vatican (1950)

Inside the Vatican (1993)

A Christmas Story at the Vatican (1991)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Heritage Guide Rome: The Eternal City and the Vatican, Their Churches, Museums, Monuments and Archeological Sites (Heritage Guides) (reference)

• The Vatican and world peace: a Boston College symposium (reference)

• The Vatican Observatory and the Arts: The Sculpture of John David Mooney at Castel Gandolfo (reference)

• Junipero Serra, the Vatican, and Enslavement Theology (reference)

• Michelangelo: The Vatican Frescoes (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• American Friends Of The Vatican Library Membership (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• National Geographic - Inside the Vatican (reference)

• Wonders of the Vatican Library: The Rosary (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop (reference)

• Musical Christmas at the Vatican (reference)

• The Sistine Chapel Choir in Concert at the Vatican (reference)

• The In Concert at the Vatican [LIVE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Figure 1. A plastic Secchi disk of recent origin. This disk is lowered in the water until it disappears from sight. The depth at which it disappears is a measure of the water's transparency. Father Angelo Secchi devised this method in 1865 and tested it aboard the Vatican vessel IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE. Several models were tested of different colors. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Double-handled urn, detail of urn pedestal, and two kylix kraters in the Vatican Palace, probably in the Etruscan Museum, Rome. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Croatia

Restitution to the Catholic Church is regulated by a 1998 concordat with the Vatican. (references)

Central African Republic

Radio Notre Dame, which is owned and operated by the Catholic Church, also broadcasts; it receives funding from the Vatican. (references)

Libya

In 1997 the Vatican established diplomatic relations, stating that the country had taken steps to protect freedom of religion. (references)

Economic History

The Holy See

Work force: 3,000 lay workers (reside outside the Vatican). (references)

The Holy See

The Vatican City maintains the Swiss Guards, a voluntary military force, as well as a modern security corps. (references)

Italy

While preserving that recognition, in 1984, Italy and the Vatican updated several provisions of the 1929 accords. (references)

Political Economy

China

In some regions with high concentrations of Catholics, relations between the Government and the underground church loyal to the Vatican remained tense. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "THE VATICAN": state of the Vatican City ♦ Thunders of the Vatican. Additional references.

Afrikaans

Vatikaan (Vatican). (various references)

Danish

Vatikanstaten (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City, Vatican City State), VA (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City), Pavestolen (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City, Vatican City State). (various references)

Dutch

Vaticaan (Vatican). (various references)

Esperanto

Vatikano (Vatican). (various references)

Finnish

Vatikaani (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City), VA (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City), Pyhä istuin (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City). (various references)

French

Vatican (The Holy See). (various references)

German

Vatikan (Vatican). (various references)

Greek 

VA (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City), �'ατικανό (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City), Αγία Έδρα· Κράτος της � όλης του �'ατικανού (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City). (various references)

Hungarian

Vatikán (Vatican). (various references)

Italian

Vaticano (Vatican), VA (goes, it goes, you go), Stato della Citt� del Vaticano (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City, Vatican City State), Santa Sede (holy see). (various references)

Papiamen

Vatikano (Vatican). (various references)

Pig Latin

ethay aticanvay

Portuguese

Vaticano (vatican). (various references)

Spanish

VA (are you going, goes, is going, is it going, it goes), Santa Sede (holy see), Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City), El Vaticano (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City). (various references)

Swedish

VA (what), Heliga stolen (State of the Vatican City, The Holy See, Vatican City). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: activate, cavatine, cavitate.

-3 letters: acanthi, attache, cavetti, etchant, nictate, tetanic, venatic.

-4 letters: acetin, active, atavic, attach, attain, aviate, canthi, catena, cattie, caveat, centai, chaeta, chaine, enatic, ethnic, intact, native, taenia, thetic, vacant, vacate, vahine, vittae.

-5 letters: aceta, actin, aecia, aitch, antae, antic, attic, avant, avian, cavie, chain, chant, cheat, china, chine, chive, civet, enact.