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conclave
con·clave C0548500 (kŏn′klāv′, kŏng′-)n.1. A secret or confidential meeting.2. Roman Catholic Church a. The private rooms in which the cardinals meet to elect a new pope.b. The meeting held to elect a new pope.3. A meeting of family members or associates.
[Middle English, private chamber, conclave of cardinals, from Latin conclāve, lockable room : com-, com- + clāvis, key.]conclave (ˈkɒnkleɪv; ˈkɒŋ-) n1. a confidential or secret meeting2. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a. the closed apartments where the college of cardinals elects a new popeb. a meeting of the college of cardinals for this purpose[C14: from Medieval Latin conclāve, from Latin: cage, place that may be locked, from clāvis key] ˈconclavist ncon•clave (ˈkɒn kleɪv, ˈkɒŋ-)
n. 1. a private or secret meeting. 2. an assembly or gathering, esp. one that has special authority or influence: a conclave of political leaders. 3. the assembly of the cardinals for the election of a pope. [1350–1400; < Medieval Latin, Latin conclāve room < (camera) cum clāve (room) with key. See con-, clef] conclave - Based on Latin con- and clavis, "key," as it was first an inner chamber or private room to which one would have needed a key, literally a "place that can be locked up," or a room or set of rooms that can be opened with only one key.See also related terms for small room.Conclave an assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope; a close or secret meeting.Examples: conclave of bishops, 1568; of cardinals, 1625; of prelates; of rabbins [rabbis], 1635; of teachers.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | conclave - a confidential or secret meetinggroup meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" |
conclavenoun (secret or private) meeting, council, conference, congress, session, cabinet, assembly, parley In the US, Nato defence ministers have just ended a lengthy conclave.conclavenounA number of persons who have come or been gathered together:assemblage, assembly, body, company, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop.Informal: get-together.Translationsconclave (ˈkonkleiv) noun a private, secret meeting. 秘密會議 秘密会议conclave
conclave RC Churcha. the closed apartments where the college of cardinals elects a new pope b. a meeting of the college of cardinals for this purpose Conclave an assembly of cardinals convened after the death of the pope in Rome for the election of a new pope. The assembly meets in quarters isolated from the outside world (the doors are sealed shut). The election is carried out by secret ballot. To be elected, a candidate must receive at least one more than two-thirds of the vote. The quarters are opened only after the election of a new pope. This arrangement was approved at the Second Council of Lyon in 1274. Conclave
CONCLAVE. An assembly of cardinals for the purpose of electing a pope; the place where the assembly is held is also called a conclave. It derives this name from the fact that all the windows and doors are looked, with the exception of a single panel, which admits a gloomy light. AcronymsSeeCCconclave
Synonyms for conclavenoun (secret or private) meetingSynonyms- (secret or private) meeting
- council
- conference
- congress
- session
- cabinet
- assembly
- parley
Synonyms for conclavenoun a number of persons who have come or been gathered togetherSynonyms- assemblage
- assembly
- body
- company
- conference
- congregation
- congress
- convention
- convocation
- crowd
- gathering
- group
- meeting
- muster
- troop
- get-together
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