IN PETTO meaning: Secretly reserved, not revealed publicly

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in petto: Merriam-Webster
in petto: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
in petto: Collins English Dictionary
in petto: Wordnik
in petto: Wiktionary
In petto, in petto: Dictionary.com
In Petto: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
in petto: FreeDictionary.org
in petto: TheFreeDictionary.com

Religion (1 matching dictionary)

In Petto: Catholic Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (in petto)

▸ adjective:  Secret, private.
▸ adjective:  (Roman Catholicism) Designated as a cardinal but not yet announced.
▸ adverb:  Privately, in secret.

Opposite:

openly, publicly, overtly

Types:

in reserve, in abeyance, in store, more...

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