1. the offices or positions of papal nuncios; diplomatic missions of the Vatican
Usage: ecclesiastical; diplomatic

Examples

• The Vatican maintains nunciatures in over 180 countries worldwide.
• Several nunciatures were established in Eastern Europe after the fall of communism.
• The nunciatures serve as diplomatic links between the Holy See and national governments.
• He studied the history of papal nunciatures in Latin America.
• The nunciatures play important roles in Vatican diplomacy.
• New nunciatures were opened in several African nations last decade.