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Synonyms: conditory, consistere, consultory

Antonyms: conditory, consistere, consultory

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A solemn [[assembly]] or [[council]].
2. The [[spiritual]] [[court]] of a [[diocesan]] [[bishop]] held before his [[chancellor]] or [[commissioner]] in his [[cathedral]] [[church]] or elsewhere.
3. An assembly of [[prelate]]s; a session of the [[College of Cardinals]] at [[Rome]].
4. A [[church]] [[tribunal]] or [[govern]]ing body, especially of [[elders]] in a [[Reformed]] church.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|Early Modern}} A [[civil]] [[court]] of [[justice]].

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