conclave (redirected from Conclaves)

con·clave  (knklv, kng-)

n.

1. A secret or confidential meeting.

2. Roman Catholic Church

a. The private rooms in which the cardinals meet to elect a new pope.

b. The meeting held to elect a new pope.

3. A meeting of family members or associates.

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[Middle English, private chamber, conclave of cardinals, from Latin conclve, lockable room : com-, com- + clvis, key.]

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conclave [ˈkɒnkleɪv ˈkɒŋ-]

n

1. a confidential or secret meeting

2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church

a.  the closed apartments where the college of cardinals elects a new pope

b.  a meeting of the college of cardinals for this purpose

[from Medieval Latin conclāve, from Latin: cage, place that may be locked, from clāvis key]

conclavist  n

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Conclave an assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope; a close or secret meeting.

Examples: conclave of bishops, 1568; of cardinals, 1625; of prelates; of rabbins [rabbis], 1635; of teachers.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conclave - a confidential or secret meeting group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"

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conclave

noun (secret or private) meeting, council, conference, congress, session, cabinet, assembly, parley In the US, Nato defence ministers have just ended a lengthy conclave.

Translations

conclave [ˈkɒnkleɪv] N → cónclave m

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conclave

n

→ Klausur f; in conclave → in Klausur; to meet in conclave → eine Klausurtagung abhalten

(Eccl) → Konklave nt

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conclave [ˈkɒnkleɪv] n (meeting) → riunione f segreta (Rel) → conclave m

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conclave [ˈkɒnkleɪv] n (meeting) → riunione f segreta (Rel) → conclave m

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conclave

n conclave [ˈkonkleiv]

a private, secret meeting. beslote vergadering, konklaaf مَجْمَع سِرّي خاص църк. конклав tajná schůzka/porada konklave geheime Sitzung μυστική σύσκεψη cónclave salakoosolek جلسه محرمانه salainen kokous conclave יְשִׁיבָה סְגוּרָה गुप्त सभा tajna sjednica, konklava zárt ülés pertemuan rahasia einkafundur conclave 秘密会議 비밀회의 slaptas pasitarimas slepena sanāksme mesyuarat rahsia conclaaf hemmelig møte/råd tajne zebranie conclave conclav; întrunire secretă тайное совещание tajná porada konklave tajni skup [] rådplägning, konklav การประชุมลับ Kardinaller toplantısı, gizli toplantı 秘密會議 конклав نجی ، خفیہ اجتماع buổi họp kín 秘密会议