vaticanologistEtymologyFrom Vaticanology + -ist, coined in analogy to Kremlinologist.vaticanologist means one who practices or studies Vaticanology. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounOne 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.”