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
But cardinals are rare birds in the city streets, tending to lay low in their apartments, sedans and curial offices.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2018
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
“While the curial cardinals and the more senior cardinals may know most of the cardinals, the newer cardinals are still matching faces to bios,” he blogged this week.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 10, 2013
It had a curial appearance that suggested the senate, not the senate at Washington, but the S. P. Q. of Rome.
From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus
