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Sacred College

British  

noun

  1. the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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John Paul's only major statement was his address to the Sacred College of Cardinals the day after his election.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new cardinals will raise the Sacred College to 103, highest total in history, and contribute further to the internationalization begun by Pius XII.

From Time Magazine Archive

On June 19, the members of the Sacred College of Cardinals, each to be accompanied by one aide, will assemble in the Sistine Chapel.

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The Sacred College of Cardinals now has only 42 members, the fewest in a century.

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Out of the forty-six Cardinals of the Sacred College thirty-five repaired to Venice.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)

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