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Definitions for Consistory
[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.
[9] Church of England the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical law the area in a church where the consistory meets
[10] RC Church an assembly of the cardinals and the pope
[11] (in certain Reformed Churches) the governing body of a local congregation or church
[12] archaic a council or assembly
Words nearby Consistory
consist, consistency, consistency principle, consistent, consistent equations, consistory, consociate, consociation, consocies, consol, consol.
Origin of Consistory
1275–1325; Middle English consistorie < Anglo-French < Late Latin consistōrium meeting place, equivalent to Latin consist(ere ) (see consist) + -(t)ōrium -tory2
Other words from Consistory
con·sis·to·ri·al [kon-si-stawr -ee-uh l, -stohr -] /ˌkɒn sɪˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-/ , con·sis·to·ri·an , adjective
non·con·sis·to·ri·al , adjective
Word origin for Consistory
C14: from Old French consistorie, from Medieval Latin consistōrium ecclesiastical tribunal, ultimately from Latin consistere to stand still