conclave
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French from Latin conclave, a room that may be locked up; con- + clavis key.
[edit] Noun
conclave (plural conclaves)
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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[edit] Translations
Group of Roman Catholic cardinals
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conclave m. (plural conclaves)
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[edit] Noun
conclave m. (plural conclavi)
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[edit] Latin
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conclāve (genitive conclāvis); n, third declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | conclāve | conclāvia |
| genitive | conclāvis | conclāvium |
| dative | conclāvī | conclāvibus |
| accusative | conclāve | conclāvia |
| ablative | conclāvī | conclāvibus |
| vocative | conclāve | conclāvia |
[edit] Descendants
- Russian: конкла́в (konkláv)
