Conclave

noun

/ˈkɒn.kleɪv/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

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

2.nounThe group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.

3.nounA private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

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