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词汇 consistory
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Definition of consistory in English:

consistory

nounPlural consistories kənˈsɪst(ə)rikənˈsɪstəri
  • 1(in the Roman Catholic Church) the council of cardinals, with or without the Pope.

    罗马(天主教会的)红衣主教议会;(有或无教皇主持的)枢机主教元老院

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was made a cardinal in October 2003 that was the last consistory Pope John Paul called.
    • Yet, when he steps forward to receive his red biretta at the consistory - the installation ceremony - in Rome on October 21, he will do so knowing his appointment was not universally endorsed by the 750,000 Catholics he now leads.
    • The next Papal consistory may not take place for some time.
    • Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth consistory of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
    • Pius VI refused to accept these changes; and meanwhile, on 29 March, in an address to a secret consistory in Rome, he condemned the Declaration of the Rights of Man and all the policies so far pursued in France on religious matters.
    • One was a special consistory, or gathering of cardinals, in May 2001 in Rome; the second was a synod, or meeting of almost 300 bishops from all over the world, in September 2001.
    • At meetings during the most recent consistory, after all, the cardinals had to wear name tags.
    • It is expected that the consistory will influence the agenda for next October's synod of bishops in Rome.
    • I was in the consistory when he gave the Mass in Central Park, and then later had a private meeting with several of us there in the cardinal's residence.
    • According to those who follow Vatican politics, one certain impact of the consistory John Paul held this week is that it is no longer inevitable that popes come from Europe.
    • John Paul called nine consistories to create cardinals.
    • A frail Pope John Paul II yesterday added 30 names to the list of his possible successors, installing a diverse collection of cardinals in a consistory some say may be his last.
    1. 1.1 (in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese.
      (英国国教会的)主教法庭
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The whole point of this consistory court is that people can put their views to the chancellor.
      • A consistory court has the power to hear against any Anglican clergyman or woman a charge of ‘conduct unbecoming a clerk in holy orders’.
      • Having failed to obtain the special licence required for marriage during Lent, they were summoned to appear before the consistory court in Worcester cathedral.
      • The bishop then decided that there was enough evidence of impropriety for the case to go before a consistory court.
      • Twenty-six dioceses each had a consistory court with defamation cases providing about one quarter of their business.
      • The request was turned down by a consistory court, or church court, in 2002.
      • At first glance, one might expect a study of the deposition books of the consistory court of the diocese of Canterbury and the marriage-related provisions of wills from five sample parishes to be essentially a work of consolidation.
      • The poor peasant relates his appearance before a consistory court on charges of immorality.
      • In 1995 the Dean was accused in a consistory court of having had an adulterous affair with a former verger, nearly 30 years his junior.
      • The media have not always shown such deference to the proceedings before a Consistory Court.
    2. 1.2 (in other Churches) a local administrative body.
      (其他教会的)教会议会
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The minority Protestant Church was fully tolerated and given its own organizational structure of elected consistories in 1802.
      • A local consistory cannot plead independence.
      • Any complaint shall be brought first to our local Consistory.
      • Collegialism is the name of a form of Church-government which attributes authority and power to a broader gathering over a local consistory.

Derivatives

  • consistorial

  • adjective ˌkɒnsɪˈstɔːrɪəlˌkɑnsɪˈstɔriəl
    • This took place at the local diocesan or consistorial courts in each Diocese.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Each diocese of the established church had a consistorial or diocesan court, and in Dublin, superior to these, was the Prerogative Court of Armagh.
      • When the decision to assign a consistorial benefit is made, a cardinal (the supervisor or the proponent) is entrusted with the duty to examine the case.
      • The final appointment to a royal pastorat will be made by the Government, and to a consistorial pastorat by the consistory.
      • We ourselves received the advice of our esteemed brothers, the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church who are in charge of consistorial affairs, and we considered the judgment of those who have some right or who regard themselves as having some privilege in this matter.

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting a non-ecclesiastical council): from Anglo-Norman French consistorie, from late Latin consistorium, from consistere 'stand firm' (see consist).

Rhymes

history, mystery

Definition of consistory in US English:

consistory

nounkənˈsɪstərikənˈsistərē
  • 1(in the Roman Catholic Church) the council of cardinals, with or without the Pope.

    罗马(天主教会的)红衣主教议会;(有或无教皇主持的)枢机主教元老院

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was in the consistory when he gave the Mass in Central Park, and then later had a private meeting with several of us there in the cardinal's residence.
    • He was made a cardinal in October 2003 that was the last consistory Pope John Paul called.
    • A frail Pope John Paul II yesterday added 30 names to the list of his possible successors, installing a diverse collection of cardinals in a consistory some say may be his last.
    • Yet, when he steps forward to receive his red biretta at the consistory - the installation ceremony - in Rome on October 21, he will do so knowing his appointment was not universally endorsed by the 750,000 Catholics he now leads.
    • At meetings during the most recent consistory, after all, the cardinals had to wear name tags.
    • Later this month the church's 184 cardinals will gather at the Vatican for the sixth consistory of Pope John Paul II's pontificate.
    • According to those who follow Vatican politics, one certain impact of the consistory John Paul held this week is that it is no longer inevitable that popes come from Europe.
    • The next Papal consistory may not take place for some time.
    • It is expected that the consistory will influence the agenda for next October's synod of bishops in Rome.
    • Pius VI refused to accept these changes; and meanwhile, on 29 March, in an address to a secret consistory in Rome, he condemned the Declaration of the Rights of Man and all the policies so far pursued in France on religious matters.
    • One was a special consistory, or gathering of cardinals, in May 2001 in Rome; the second was a synod, or meeting of almost 300 bishops from all over the world, in September 2001.
    • John Paul called nine consistories to create cardinals.
    1. 1.1 (in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese.
      (英国国教会的)主教法庭
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The whole point of this consistory court is that people can put their views to the chancellor.
      • The media have not always shown such deference to the proceedings before a Consistory Court.
      • Twenty-six dioceses each had a consistory court with defamation cases providing about one quarter of their business.
      • In 1995 the Dean was accused in a consistory court of having had an adulterous affair with a former verger, nearly 30 years his junior.
      • The bishop then decided that there was enough evidence of impropriety for the case to go before a consistory court.
      • The request was turned down by a consistory court, or church court, in 2002.
      • A consistory court has the power to hear against any Anglican clergyman or woman a charge of ‘conduct unbecoming a clerk in holy orders’.
      • The poor peasant relates his appearance before a consistory court on charges of immorality.
      • At first glance, one might expect a study of the deposition books of the consistory court of the diocese of Canterbury and the marriage-related provisions of wills from five sample parishes to be essentially a work of consolidation.
      • Having failed to obtain the special licence required for marriage during Lent, they were summoned to appear before the consistory court in Worcester cathedral.
    2. 1.2 (in other Churches) a local administrative body.
      (其他教会的)教会议会
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Collegialism is the name of a form of Church-government which attributes authority and power to a broader gathering over a local consistory.
      • Any complaint shall be brought first to our local Consistory.
      • A local consistory cannot plead independence.
      • The minority Protestant Church was fully tolerated and given its own organizational structure of elected consistories in 1802.

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting a nonecclesiastical council): from Anglo-Norman French consistorie, from late Latin consistorium, from consistere ‘stand firm’ (see consist).

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