consistory
noun
any of various ecclesiastical councils or tribunals.
consistorial
-
a word derived from
consistory.
Example Sentences
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A secret consistory to elect two new cardinals was held last week by His Holiness, Pope Pius XI, in the magnificent consistorial hall.
From Time Magazine Archive
His father, Filippo, was Doyen of the consistorial advocates.
From Time Magazine Archive
How many would be named and who they would be remained of course a cardinal, consistorial secret until after the preconization.
From Time Magazine Archive
Straight down the grand plaza marched the soldiers with their captives, making their way toward the casa consistorial, or town house, above which flapped in the sleepy breeze the flag of Chili.
From Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America by Roy Rockwood
He received permission to visit his sons in England, and he wrote two letters: one to the Protestant nobles on Mary’s attempt to revive the consistorial jurisdiction of the Primate; the other to the brethren.
From John Knox and the Reformation by Andrew Lang
