curia

cu·ri·a (k

, ky

n. pl. cu·ri·ae (k

, ky

a. One of the ten primitive subdivisions of a tribe in early Rome, consisting of ten gentes.

b. The assembly place of such a subdivision.

a. The Roman senate or any of the various buildings in which it met in republican Rome.

b. The place of assembly of high councils in various Italian cities under Roman administration.

3. The ensemble of central administrative and governmental services in imperial Rome.

4. often Curia Roman Catholic Church The central administration governing the Church.

a. A medieval assembly or council.

b. A medieval royal court of justice.

[Latin cria, council, curia; see w-ro- in Indo-European roots.]

curi·al adj.

curia [ˈkjʊərɪə]

n pl -riae [-rɪˌiː]

1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (sometimes capital) the papal court and government of the Roman Catholic Church

2. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome)

a. any of the ten subdivisions of the Latin, Sabine, or Etruscan tribes

b. a meeting place of such a subdivision

c. the senate house of Rome

d. the senate of an Italian town under Roman administration

3. (Historical Terms) (in the Middle Ages) a court held in the king's name See also Curia Regis

[from Latin, from Old Latin coviria(unattested), from co- + vir man]

curial adj

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Noun

Curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church

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

governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

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Curia

n → Kurie f

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She has cosponsored CURIA and was the key sponsor of the credit card overhaul legislation.

Empire state Senate race further illustrates CU trades' divide by Marx, Claude R. / Credit Union Times

He explains that, during the second to fourth sessions, after John had unexpectedly died, Pope Paul VI removed the issues of clerical celibacy, birth control, and reform of the Roman curia from the agenda of the council.

A change some don't believe in by Prusak, Bernard P. / Commonweal

In his Christmas speech to the Curia, the Catholic church's administrative body, Benedict XVI said saving humanity from homosexuality is as crucial as saving the rainforests.

Gay fury at Pope attack; RELIGION by The Mirror (London, England)

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