R.C.Ch. secretly; not revealed: said of cardinals appointed by the pope but not named in consistory
Origin of in petto
It, in the breastin petto
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in petto
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adjective
Roman Catholic ChurchIn secret or private. Used of appointments of cardinals by the pope undisclosed in consistory.
Origin of in petto
Italian in in petto breastTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Secret, private.
- (Roman Catholicism) Designated as a cardinal but not yet announced.
Usage notes
As an adjective, in petto usually follows the noun to be modified.
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