Curia Romana

[ roh-mey-nuh, -mah- ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. the body of congregations, offices, permanent commissions, etc., that assist the pope in the government and administration of the church.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Curia Romana¹

< Medieval Latin, Latin: literally, (the) Roman curia

Example Sentences

Taunts such as this became household phrases: Curia Romana non quaerit ovem sine lana.

From Project Gutenberg

Item in casu quo facta esset commissio alicui abbati a curia Romana et a generali capitulo.

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Præcipio firmiter per obedientiam fratribus universis quod ubicunque sunt, non audeant petere aliquam litteram in Curia Romana.

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Infessura writes: 'Multa et inexcogitata in Curia Romana officia adinvenit et vendidit,' p. 1183.

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Fra Martino, a violent little monk, was pouring out vials of wrath against the extortions of the Curia Romana.

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