vatican

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 ]

☞ 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 ]