conclave

Noun

Meaning

The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.

A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

council mass congress assembly committee plenum rabbinate group body convention summit forum caucus convocation concourse
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Antonyms

one high society little bit teleconference performant telecon
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Hypernyms

meeting group meeting

Phrases with the word

in conclave

Examples

Yesterday, a funny thing happened to me on my way to the Conclave. Pope John Paul I

In a conclave many go in as a pope but come back out as the cardinal they were when they went in. French Proverb

Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. citation citation John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. Source: Internet

During the days following the conclave, the cardinals were generally elated at the reaction to Pope John Paul I, some of them happily saying that they had elected "God's candidate". Source: Internet

But both institutions can be overruled by the European Council, the conclave of European leaders, where unanimity would be required to take away Orbán’s votings right, which could then open the door to sanctions. Source: Internet

Election At Leo X's death in 1521, Cardinal Medici was considered especially papabile in the protracted conclave. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

concl. conclamant conclamation conclavist concludable conclude