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kənˈsɪs tə ricon·sis·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
consistorynoun
a church tribunal or governing body
Wiktionary
consistorynoun
Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council.
consistorynoun
The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
consistorynoun
An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
consistorynoun
A church tribunal or governing body.
consistorynoun
A civil court of justice.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONSISTORYnoun
1.The place of justice in the court Christian. John Cowell
Etymology: consistorium, Latin.
An offer was made, that, for every one minster, there should be two of the people to sit and give voice in the ecclesiastical consistory. Richard Hooker, Preface.
Pius Quintus was then hearing of causes in consistory. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 98.
Christ himself, in that great consistory, shall deign to step down from his throne. Robert South, Sermons.
How far I’ve proceeded,
Or how far further shall, is warranted
By a commission from the consistory,
Yea the whole consist’ry of Rome. William Shakespeare, Hen. VIII.A late prelate, of remarkable zeal for the church, were religions to be tried by lives, would have lived down the pope and the whole consistory. Francis Atterbury.
In mid air
To council summons all his mighty peers
Within thick clouds, and dark tenfold involv’d,
A gloomy consistory. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. i.At Jove’s assent the deities around,
In solemn state the consistory crown’d. Alexander Pope, Statius.My other self, my counsel’s consistory, my oracle,
I, as a child, will go by thy direction. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.
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consistory
A consistory is a formal gathering or council in particular Christian churches, especially in the Roman Catholic Church where it refers to a meeting of the pope with his cardinals. It can also refer to an ecclesiastical court or the place where it meets.
Webster Dictionary
Consistorynoun
primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council
Consistorynoun
the spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere
Consistorynoun
an assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome
Consistorynoun
a church tribunal or governing body
Consistorynoun
a civil court of justice
Consistoryadjective
of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory
Etymology: [L. consistorium a place of assembly, the place where the emperor's council met, fr. consistere: cf. F. consistoire, It. consistorio. See Consist.]
Wikidata
Consistory
A consistory is a type of ecclesiastical council charged with tasks of governing a religious organization. The term is also used within some non-religious organizations. Consistory courts are often involved in the administration of church business, especially in highly hierarchical churches, and historically took a major role in what we would now think to be secular law, such as probate, defamation, promises, and matrimony e.g. property settlement from divorce. In England the transfer of probate to a secular court, as an example, occurred in 1857 with the Court of Probate Act 1857.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of consistory in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of consistory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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