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consistorial

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con⋅sis⋅to⋅ry

  [kuhn-sis-tuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. any of various ecclesiastical councils or tribunals.
2. the place where such a council or tribunal meets.
3. the meeting of any such body.
4. Roman Catholic Church. a solemn assembly of the whole body of cardinals, summoned and presided over by the pope.
5. Anglican Church. a diocesan court for dealing with ecclesiastical and spiritual questions, held in the cathedral church and presided over by the bishop, the bishop's chancellor, or the commissary.
6. (in certain Reformed churches) the governing board of a local church or congregation.
7. any assembly or council.
8. Obsolete. a council chamber.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME consistorie < AF < LL consistōrium meeting place, equiv. to L consist(ere) (see consist ) + -(t)ōrium -tory 2

Related forms:
con⋅sis⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [kon-si-stawr-ee-uhl, -stohr-] , con⋅sis⋅to⋅ri⋅an, adjective
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con·sis·to·ry   (kən-sĭs'tə-rē)   
n.   pl. con·sis·to·ries

    1. Roman Catholic Church An assembly of cardinals presided over by the pope for the solemn promulgation of papal acts, such as the canonization of a saint.

    2. A governing body of a local congregation in certain Reformed churches.

    3. A court appointed to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in Lutheran state churches.

    4. An Anglican diocesan court presided over by a bishop's chancellor or commissary.

  2. The meeting of a consistory.

  3. A council; a tribunal.


[Middle English consistorie, from Old French, from Latin cōnsistōrium, place of assembly, from cōnsistere, to stand together; see consist.]
con'sis·to'ri·al (kŏn'sĭ-stôr'ē-əl, -stōr'-) adj.
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