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consistory
[ kuhn-sis-tuh-ree ]
/ kənˈsɪs tə ri /
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noun, plural con·sis·to·ries.
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Origin of consistory
OTHER WORDS FROM consistory
con·sis·to·ri·al [kon-si-stawr-ee-uhl, -stohr-], /ˌkɒn sɪˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-/, con·sis·to·ri·an, adjectivenon·con·sis·to·ri·al, adjectiveWords nearby consistory
consist, consistency, consistent, consistent equations, consistently, consistory, consociate, consociation, consocies, consol, consolation
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British Dictionary definitions for consistory
consistory
/ (kənˈsɪstərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
Church of England
- the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical law
- the area in a church where the consistory meets
RC Church an assembly of the cardinals and the pope
(in certain Reformed Churches) the governing body of a local congregation or church
archaic a council or assembly
Derived forms of consistory
consistorial (ˌkɒnsɪˈstɔːrɪəl) or consistorian, adjectiveWord Origin for consistory
C14: from Old French consistorie, from Medieval Latin consistōrium ecclesiastical tribunal, ultimately from Latin consistere to stand still
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