curia
noun
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
curial
-
a word derived from
curia.
Example Sentences
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“He served our Church in many roles — priest, scholar, diocesan bishop, curial official, & Pontiff. May Christ reward him for his loving service,” Gregory wrote on Twitter.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
Of the four curial officials he did select, three are allies that he has named to key positions, including Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, the second-in-command at the Vatican.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2014
No doubt several cardinals who will be most affected by a thorough curial housecleaning were thinking the same thing.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 14, 2013
And there is almost no path to Bergoglio’s election without support from curial Italians, combined with a Latin American bloc.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2013
In commending the curial and illustrious vernacular, as something distinct from the dialects, he was in truth praising the dialect of his own province, refined by the practice of polite versifiers.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
