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Consistory

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(1):

(n.) A church tribunal or governing body.

(2):

(n.) A civil court of justice.

(3):

(a.) Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory.

(4):

(n.) An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.

(5):

(n.) The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.

(6):

(n.) Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Consistory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/consistory.html. 1828.
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