Conclave

What do we mean by conclave?

A secret or confidential meeting. noun

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

The meeting held to elect a new pope. noun

A meeting of family members or associates. noun

A private apartment; particularly, the place in which the Sacred College or assembly of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church meets in privacy for the election of a pope. noun

The assembly or meeting of the cardinals for the election of a pope. noun

Formerly the pope was elected by the clergy and people of Rome; but, owing to the violence and even bloodshed with which these elections were attended, the right of election was in 1059 vested in the cardinals, and is still exercised by them. During the progress of an election, which usually lasts several days, they and their attendants are locked up and guarded within the apartments in the Vatican occupied by them, to prevent any external interference or influence. noun

The body of cardinals; the Sacred College. noun

Any private meeting; a close assembly. noun

The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope. noun

The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals. noun

A private meeting; a close or secret assembly. noun

To be engaged in a secret meeting; -- said of several, or a considerable number of, persons. noun

The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope. noun

The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals noun

A private meeting; a close or secret assembly. noun

A confidential or secret meeting noun

The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.

A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

Words that are spelled similarly to conclave:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word conclave:
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Words that rhyme with conclave:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe conclave:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective conclave:
period.

Words that sound like conclave:
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