consistory
n . 宗教法院,红衣教会议,监督法院
宗教法院,红衣教会议,监督法院
consistory n 1 :
a church tribunal or governing body Consistory \
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a .
Of the nature of ,
or pertaining to ,
a consistory . "
To hold consistory session ." --
Strype .
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Consistory \
Con *
sis "
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n .;
pl . {
Consistories }.
[
L .
consistorium a place of assembly ,
the place where the emperor '
s council met ,
fr .
consistere :
cf .
F .
consistoire ,
It .
consistorio .
See {
Consist }.]
1 .
Primarily ,
a place of standing or staying together ;
hence ,
any solemn assembly or council .
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To council summons all his mighty peers ,
Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved ,
A gloomy consistory . --
Milton .
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2 . (
Eng .
Ch .)
The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere . --
Hook .
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3 . (
R .
C .
Ch .)
An assembly of prelates ;
a session of the college of cardinals at Rome .
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Pius was then hearing of causes in consistory .
--
Bacon .
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4 .
A church tribunal or governing body .
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Note :
In some churches ,
as the Dutch Reformed in America ,
a consistory is composed of the minister and elders of an individual church ,
corresponding to a Presbyterian church session ,
and in others ,
as the Reformed church in France ,
it is composed of ministers and elders ,
corresponding to a presbytery .
In some Lutheran countries it is a body of clerical and lay officers appointed by the sovereign to superintend ecclesiastical affairs .
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5 .
A civil court of justice . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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CONSISTORY ,
ecclesiastical law .
An assembly of cardinals convoked by the pope .
The consistory is public or secret .
It is public ,
when the pope receives princes or gives audience to ambassadors ;
secret ,
when he fills vacant sees ,
proceeds to the canonization of saints ,
or judges and settles certain contestations submitted to him .
2 .
A court which was formerly held among protestants ,
in which the bishop presided ,
assisted by some of his clergy ,
also bears this name .
It is now held in England ,
by the bishop '
s chancellor or commissary ,
and some other ecclesiastical officers ,
either in the cathedral ,
church ,
or other place in his diocese ,
for the determination of ecclesiastical cases arising in that diocese .
Merl .
Rep .
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Burns '
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