What does "vaticanologist" mean?

One who practices or studies Vaticanology.

What is a synonym for "vaticanologist"?

Common synonyms include: vaticanist, vaticanist.

Vaticanologist

noun

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Noun

1
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."

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vaticanist vaticanist

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"Anyone who writes on the contemporary Catholic Church is in the debt of Peter Hebblethwaite, Vaticanologist extraordinary and expert on modern Catholicism."

Etymology

From Vaticanology + -ist, coined in analogy to Kremlinologist.

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