名詞 consistory:

1. a church tribunal or governing body

con.sis.to.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 con.sis.to.ries

Roman Catholic Church An assembly of cardinals presided over by the pope for the solemn promulgation of papal acts, such as the canonization of a saint.
【羅馬天主教】 教議會(huì)上院：正式頒布天主教法令并由教皇主持的紅衣主教集會(huì)，如正式封某人為圣徒等
A governing body of a local congregation in certain Reformed churches.
教會(huì)議會(huì)：某些新教教會(huì)中管理當(dāng)?shù)亟虆^(qū)的全體教徒的機(jī)構(gòu)
A court appointed to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in Lutheran state churches.
教會(huì)法庭：路德教教會(huì)中委派管理教會(huì)事務(wù)的法庭
An Anglican diocesan court presided over by a bishop`s chancellor or commissary.
教區(qū)法庭：由主教秘書(shū)或代理主教主持的英國(guó)國(guó)教教區(qū)法庭
The meeting of a consistory.
教會(huì)集會(huì)
A council; a tribunal.
會(huì)議；法庭

來(lái)源：
Middle English consistorie
中古英語(yǔ) consistorie
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin cônsistôrium [place of assembly]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) cônsistôrium [集會(huì)場(chǎng)所]
from cônsistere [to stand together] * see consist
源自 cônsistere [站在一起] *參見(jiàn) consist

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con.sisto.rial