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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 nun·cio /ˈnʌn(t)siˌo, ˈnʊn(t)-/
 羅馬教廷大使

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nun·ci·o n.; pl. Nuncios
 1. A messenger. [Obs.]
 2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government.  Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose.  Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 nuncio
      n : (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the
          Pope having ambassadorial status [syn: papal nuncio]