conclave

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

French from Latin conclave, a room that may be locked up; con- + clavis key.

[edit] Noun

conclave (plural conclaves)

1. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
2. The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals

   It was said a cardinal, by reason of his apparent likelihood to step into St. Peter's chair, that in two conclaves he went in pope and came out again cardinal. — Robert South

3. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

   The verdicts pronounced by this conclave (Johnson's Club) on new books, were speedily known over all London. — Thomas Babington Macaula

[edit] Derived terms

• To be in conclave: to be engaged in a secret meeting; -- said of several, or a considerable number of, persons.

[edit] Related terms

• clave
• clavis

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

conclave m. (plural conclavi)

1. conclave

[edit] Derived terms

• conclavista