[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vatican \vat"ican\, 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.
   1913 webster

   note: the word is often used to indicate the papal authority.
         1913 webster

   thunders of the vatican, the anathemas, or denunciations,
      of the pope.
      1913 webster
see also:
thunders of the vatican 

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