collegium

[ kuh-lee-jee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural col·le·gi·a [k, uh, -, lee, -jee-, uh], col·le·gi·ums.

Ecclesiastical. college ( def 11 ).
a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power, especially one that formerly administered a Soviet commissariat.

collegium

/ kəˈliːdʒɪəm /

(in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
See Sacred College, College of Cardinals
another term for College of Cardinals Sacred College

From Latin, dating back to 1915–20; college

Latin: college

In 1767 he was appointed tutor, and subsequently professor, at the Collegium Carolinum in Brunswick.

There are thinkers of repute who even picture the Deity as the constitutional President of a collegium of souls.

This college has been called Collegium Episcopale, from the great number of bishops who were here educated.

I am of the collegium of smiths in Londinium, and I see many of my fellows here who would stand with me.

Ultro et ex propri liberalitate et munificenti, nec sine gravissimo suo sumptu et impensis, collegium fundare conatur.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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