collegium

[ kuh-lee-jee-uhm ]

noun

, plural col·le·gi·a [k, uh, -, lee, -jee-, uh], col·le·gi·ums.

1. Ecclesiastical. college ( def 11 ).
2. a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power, especially one that formerly administered a Soviet commissariat.

collegium

/ kəˈliːdʒɪəm /

noun

1. (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
2. another term for College of Cardinals Sacred College

Word History and Origins

Origin of collegium¹

From Latin, dating back to 1915–20; college

Word History and Origins

Origin of collegium¹

Latin: college

Example Sentences

In 1767 he was appointed tutor, and subsequently professor, at the Collegium Carolinum in Brunswick.

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There are thinkers of repute who even picture the Deity as the constitutional President of a collegium of souls.

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This college has been called Collegium Episcopale, from the great number of bishops who were here educated.

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I am of the collegium of smiths in Londinium, and I see many of my fellows here who would stand with me.

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Ultro et ex propri liberalitate et munificenti, nec sine gravissimo suo sumptu et impensis, collegium fundare conatur.

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