a curia

  • 81Curia —    (KYOOR ee ah) [Latin] The papal court; the body of officials of the Vatican.    uses this thread which she follows through the labyrinthine, protean structure of the papal Curia The New York Review of Books, March 4, 1999 …

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  • 82Curia — [ kjʊərɪə] noun the papal court at the Vatican, by which the Roman Catholic Church is governed. Derivatives Curial adjective Origin C19: from L. curia, denoting a division of an ancient Roman tribe, (by extension) the senate of cities other than… …

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  • 83curia — cu•ri•a [[t]ˈkyʊər i ə[/t]] n. pl. cu•ri•ae [[t]ˈkyʊər iˌi[/t]] 1) anh one of the ten political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome 2) anh the building in which such a division met, as for worship or public deliberation 3)… …

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  • 84curia — /ˈkjuriə/ (say kyoohreeuh) noun (plural curiae /ˈkjurii/ (say kyoohreeee)) 1. one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Roman citizens. 2. the building in which such a division or group met, as for worship or public …

  • 85curia —    This Latin word (which originally referred to a subdivision of a tribe or its meeting place, and later meant an assembly or court ) refers to the central administrative offices of a diocese or of the church as a whole. The Roman Curia is the… …

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  • 86curia — paprastoji justicija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Akantinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Justicia pectoralis), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Justicia pectoralis angl. curia; death angel šaltinis Valstybinės… …

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  • 87curia — /kyuriya/ In old European law, a court. The palace, household, or retinue of a sovereign. A judicial tribunal or court held in the sovereign s palace. A court of justice. The civil power, as distinguished from the ecclesiastical. A manor; a… …

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  • 88curia — /kyuriya/ In old European law, a court. The palace, household, or retinue of a sovereign. A judicial tribunal or court held in the sovereign s palace. A court of justice. The civil power, as distinguished from the ecclesiastical. A manor; a… …

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  • 89curia consentiente — See et curia consentiente …

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  • 90Curia — n. (also curia) the papal court; the government departments of the Vatican. Derivatives: Curial adj. Etymology: L: orig. a division of an ancient Roman tribe, the senate house at Rome, a feudal court of justice …

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