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con·sis·to·ry C0584000 (kən-sĭs′tə-rē)n. pl. con·sis·to·ries 1. a. Roman Catholic Church An assembly of cardinals presided over by the pope for the solemn promulgation of papal acts, such as the canonization of a saint.b. A governing body of a local congregation in certain Reformed churches.c. A court appointed to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in Lutheran state churches.d. An Anglican diocesan court presided over by a bishop's chancellor or commissary.2. The meeting of a consistory.3. A council; a tribunal.
[Middle English consistorie, from Old French, from Latin cōnsistōrium, place of assembly, from cōnsistere, to stand together; see consist.]
con′sis·to′ri·al (kŏn′sĭ-stôr′ē-əl) adj.consistory (kənˈsɪstərɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Church of England a. the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical lawb. the area in a church where the consistory meets2. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church an assembly of the cardinals and the pope3. (Protestantism) (in certain Reformed Churches) the governing body of a local congregation or church4. archaic a council or assembly[C14: from Old French consistorie, from Medieval Latin consistōrium ecclesiastical tribunal, ultimately from Latin consistere to stand still] consistorial, ˌconsisˈtorian adjcon•sis•to•ry (kənˈsɪs tə ri)
n., pl. -ries. 1. any of various ecclesiastical councils or tribunals. 2. the place where such a body meets. 3. the meeting of any such body. 4. a solemn assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals summoned and presided over by the pope. 5. a bishop's court in the Anglican Church for dealing with ecclesiastical and spiritual questions. 6. the local governing board of certain Reform churches. 7. any assembly or council. 8. Obs. a council chamber. [1275–1325; Middle English consistorie < Anglo-French < Late Latin consistōrium meeting place] con•sis•to•ri•al (ˌkɒn sɪˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-) con`sis•to′ri•an, adj. Consistory a solemn council; a court; an ecclesiastical senate. See also conclave.Examples: consistory of bishops, of martyrs, 1641; of saints, 1641; of senators, 1660.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  consistory - a church tribunal or governing bodycourt, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
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consistoryA chamber used for a church court.Consistory
CONSISTORY, ecclesiastical law. An assembly of cardinals convoked by the pope. The consistory is public or secret. It is public, when the pope receives princes or gives audience to ambassadors; secret, when he fills vacant sees, proceeds to the canonization of saints, or judges and settles certain contestations submitted to him.
2. A court which was formerly held among protestants, in which the bishop presided, assisted by some of his clergy, also bears this name. It is now held in England, by the bishop's chancellor or commissary, and some other ecclesiastical officers, either in the cathedral, church, or other place in his diocese, for the determination of ecclesiastical cases arising in that diocese. Merl. Rep. h.t.; Burns' Dict. h.t. consistory
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