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consistory

[ UK /kənsˈɪstəɹˌi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a church tribunal or governing body

How To Use consistory In A Sentence

  • It is expected that the consistory will influence the agenda for next October's synod of bishops in Rome.
  • The whole point of this consistory court is that people can put their views to the chancellor.
  • He had been due to appear before the Consistory Court of the diocese of Ripon and Leeds, opening in Leeds on Monday.
  • At first glance, one might expect a study of the deposition books of the consistory court of the diocese of Canterbury and the marriage-related provisions of wills from five sample parishes to be essentially a work of consolidation.
  • Having failed to obtain the special licence required for marriage during Lent, they were summoned to appear before the consistory court in Worcester cathedral.
  • A frail Pope John Paul II yesterday added 30 names to the list of his possible successors, installing a diverse collection of cardinals in a consistory some say may be his last.
  • Any complaint shall be brought first to our local Consistory.
  • Collegialism is the name of a form of Church-government which attributes authority and power to a broader gathering over a local consistory.
  • All those wonderfully exotic names like dicastery, nuncio, sostituto, consistory, etc. Globe and Mail
  • Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth consistory of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
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