conclave
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French from Latin conclave (“room that may be locked up”), from con- (combining form of cum (“with”) + clāvis (“key”)).
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Noun [edit]
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
Derived terms [edit]
- To be in conclave: to be engaged in a secret meeting; -- said of several, or a considerable number of, persons.
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Translations [edit]
group of Roman Catholic cardinals
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Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
conclave m (plural conclaves)
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Italian [edit]
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Noun [edit]
conclave m (plural conclavi)
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From con- + clāve, ablative form of clāvis (“key”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
conclāve (genitive conclāvis); n, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | conclāve | conclāvia |
| genitive | conclāvis | conclāvium |
| dative | conclāvī | conclāvibus |
| accusative | conclāve | conclāvia |
| ablative | conclāvī | conclāvibus |
| vocative | conclāve | conclāvia |
