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
His political opponents—Cleon, Simmias, or Lacratidas, perhaps all three in conjunction—took care to provide an opportunity for this prevalent irritation to manifest itself in act, by bringing an accusation against him before the dicastery.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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