ALL meanings of consistory
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C c - noun consistory the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical law 3
- noun consistory the area in a church where the consistory meets 3
- noun consistory an assembly of the cardinals and the pope 3
- noun consistory (in certain Reformed Churches) the governing body of a local congregation or church 3
- noun consistory a council or assembly 3
- noun consistory a meeting place for a council or court 3
- noun consistory the meeting of a council 3
- noun consistory a church council or court, as the papal senate, a council of deacons, etc. 3
- noun consistory a session of such a body 3
- noun plural consistory any of various ecclesiastical councils or tribunals. 1
- noun plural consistory the place where such a council or tribunal meets. 1
- noun plural consistory the meeting of any such body. 1
- noun plural consistory Roman Catholic Church. a solemn assembly of the whole body of cardinals, summoned and presided over by the pope. 1
- noun plural consistory Anglican Church. a diocesan court for dealing with ecclesiastical and spiritual questions, held in the cathedral church and presided over by the bishop, the bishop's chancellor, or the commissary. 1
- noun plural consistory (in certain Reformed churches) the governing board of a local church or congregation. 1
- noun plural consistory any assembly or council. 1
- noun plural consistory Obsolete. a council chamber. 1
- noun consistory A church council or court, in particular. 1
- noun consistory Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council. 0
- noun consistory The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. 0
- noun consistory An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome. 0
- noun consistory A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church. 0
- noun consistory (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A civil court of justice. 0