dicastery
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dicastery
C19: from dicast
Example Sentences
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“The pope doesn’t position himself as an adversary of Donald Trump,” said Father Antonio Spadaro, undersecretary of the Vatican’s dicastery for culture and education.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
BishopAccountability.org, a U.S. group that maintains an online archive on abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, has questioned the archbishop’s appointment as head of the dicastery.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023
The pope still makes the final call and can bypass candidates proposed by his ambassadors and then vetted by the dicastery.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022
"The lack of cooperation, particularly by the dicastery most closely involved in dealing with cases of abuse, has been shameful," she said in a statement.
From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2017
It may well happen, however, that we cannot attend a dicastery at all.
From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns
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