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Vaticanology colloq.|ˌvætɪkəˈnɒlədʒɪ| [f. Vatican + -ology.] The study of the history, or analysis of the policies, of the Vatican. So ˌVaticaˈnologist.
1975Guardian Weekly 14 Dec. 27 His publishers describe him as ‘a leading Vaticanologist’, and he does appear to know more than most people about the Curia. 1976Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Aug. 1018/4 It is..several generations since Chesterton's sallies delighted the devout, and Vaticanology has few students in non-Catholic countries. 1979M. Craig Man from Far Country xv. 173 Father F. X. Murphy, a renowned Vaticanologist. 1982Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Feb. 154/1 It is high time that Vaticanology was recognized as a serious field of historical inquiry. 1984D. Yallop In God's Name 62 If the 111 cardinals were as perplexed as the Vaticanologists then the Church was in for a long, confusing Conclave. |