College of Cardinals

n. Roman Catholic Church

The body of all the cardinals that elect the pope, assist him in governing the church, and administer the Holy See when the papacy is vacant.

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church the collective body of cardinals having the function of electing and advising the pope

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College of Cardinals - (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

Sacred College

body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"

Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

cardinal - (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

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Not the Pope himself shall have these from me, though he sent the whole college of cardinals to ask it.

The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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College of Charleston
College of Charleston Young Alumni
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
College of Chinese Physical Culture
College of Chiropractors
College of Chiropractors of Ontario
College of Christian Higher Education
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College of Commerce and Business Administration
College of Commerce and Economics
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College of Communication and Fine Arts
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College of Communication Arts and Sciences
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College of Computer Science
College of Computer Sciences and Engineering
College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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