Conclave
['kɒŋkleɪv] or ['kɑŋklev]
Definition
(n.) The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
(n.) The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.
(n.) A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
Inputed by Harlow
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Secret council.
Checked by Gardner
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Council, assembly, bureau, synod, cabinet, caucus
ANT:Crowd, multitude, assemblage, population, throng, populace, mob, concourse
Typed by Brooke
Definition
n. the room in which cardinals meet to elect a pope: the body of cardinals: any close assembly.—n. Con′clavist an attendant on a cardinal in conclave.
Typed by Essie