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Meaning of "consistory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONSISTORY

From Old French consistorie, from Medieval Latin consistōrium ecclesiastical tribunal, ultimately from Latin consistere to stand still.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSISTORY

consistory  [kənˈsɪstərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSISTORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Consistory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONSISTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of consistory in the English dictionary

The first definition of consistory in the dictionary is the court of a diocese administering ecclesiastical law. Other definition of consistory is the area in a church where the consistory meets. Consistory is also an assembly of the cardinals and the pope.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSISTORY


bistoury
ˈbɪstərɪ
blistery
ˈblɪstərɪ
blustery
ˈblʌstərɪ
evangelistary
ɪˌvændʒəˈlɪstərɪ
faldistory
ˈfɔːldɪstərɪ
herstory
ˈhɜːstərɪ
history
ˈhɪstərɪ
magistery
ˈmædʒɪstərɪ
mastery
ˈmɑːstərɪ
monastery
ˈmɒnəstərɪ
mystery
ˈmɪstərɪ
phrontistery
ˈfrʌntɪstərɪ
polyhistory
ˌpɒlɪˈhɪstərɪ
prehistory
priːˈhɪstərɪ
protohistory
ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ
psychohistory
ˌsaɪkəʊˈhɪstərɪ
self-mastery
ˌselfˈmɑːstərɪ
slaistery
ˈsleɪstərɪ
upholstery
ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪ
wastery
ˈweɪstərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSISTORY

consignify
consignment
consignment note
consignor
consilience
consilient
consimilar
consimilarity
consimilitude
consimility
consist
consistence
consistencies
consistency
consistent
consistently
consistorial
consistorian
consistories
consociate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSISTORY

alternative history
ancient history
back story
cover story
credit history
directory
fish story
ghost story
horror story
life story
love story
medical history
natural history
oral history
service history
short story
sob story
social history
story
success story
the same old story

Synonyms and antonyms of consistory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «consistory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSISTORY

Find out the translation of consistory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of consistory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consistory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

consistory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consistorio
570 millions of speakers

English

consistory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

consistory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كنيسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

консистория
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

consistório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কনসীস্তরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consistoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Konsistori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Konsistorium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枢密
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konsistensine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hội nghị công giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருச்சபை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Consistory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kardinaller kurulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

concistoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Konsystorz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

консисторія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consistoriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκλησιαστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kerkraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

consistoryen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konsistorium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of consistory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSISTORY»

The term «consistory» is normally little used and occupies the 123.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSISTORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «consistory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «consistory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about consistory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSISTORY»

Discover the use of consistory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consistory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the Time of Calvin, ...
This critical edition of the Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the time of Calvin reveals what life was like during the Protestant Reformation in a city where ecclesiastical discipline affected many.
Robert M. Kingdon, Thomas Lambert, Isabella M. Watt, 2000
2
Sin and the Calvinists: Morals Control and the Consistory in ...
The Calvinists were often seen as much stricter in morals than Lutherans, Catholics, or Anglicans, and as strict as those from the radical reformation. Contributors to this collection look at this stereotype of Calvinists.
Raymond A. Mentzer, 2002
3
Annual Rendevous of the Sovereign Grand Consistory of ...
Russell presented the following resolution which, upon motion, was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That for the courtesies extended on the part of the Commander-in-Chief, officers and members of Wilmington Consistory, No. 13, and the ...
Freemasons. United States. Scottish rite. Supreme Council. Sovereign Grand Consistory, 1890
4
Calendar of Sussex Marriage Licences Recorded in the ...
And in the Peculiar Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Deanery of South Malling, May, 1620-1837 Church of England. Diocese of Chichester. Consistory Court. ACCOUNT 0F REGEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR 1906. ___*_  ...
Church of England. Diocese of Chichester. Consistory Court, 1907
5
Calvinus Praeceptor Ecclesiae: Papers of the International ...
CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH IN THE GENEVA CONSISTORY MINUTES Jeffrey R. Watt The Consistory was the institution entrusted with the enforcement of Reformed morality in Calvin's Geneva. Comprised of the city's pastors and elders, this ...
H. J. Selderhuis, 2004
6
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?: French Jewry and ...
40 The decision of the commission of the Consistory of Nancy was even more muddled than that of the commission of the Consistory of Paris. It proposed that the rabbis decree that religious marriages in violation of French law were illicit and ...
Zvi Jonathan Kaplan, 2009
7
English Presbyterianism, 1590-1640
The consistory noted in September 1635 that upon the general rumor of Anna's misbehavior, the accusation was not only advanced to the consistory by complainants against Anna's mother but also “confirmed by Elizabeth Ratliff, & by her ...
Polly Ha, 2011
8
The Gods of the City: Protestantism and Religious Culture in ...
With respect to the Superior Consistory and Directory, the committee modified only slightly the previous recommendations. It suggested naming two pastors to the Superior Consistory from each consistory and, consequently, increasing the ...
Anthony J. Steinhoff, 2008
9
The American Quarterly Register
Consistory of Sundhausen. T. F. Erichson, Balilenheim. C. C. Gaspare, Sundhausen. F. C. L. Keller, Mielersholz. J. E. Muller, Bofzhcim. J. G. Schmutz, Obenhcim. J. Ehmann, Gerstheim. Inspection or Colmar. Schmidt, inspector. 1. Consistory of ...
Congregational Education Society, Boston, 1835
10
Challenges of Equality: Judaism, State, and Education in ...
In April, ministerial officials recommended that Rouland authorize the transfer, citing the overwhelming approval of the departmental consistories, the deliberations of the Central Consistory, the unanimous vote of the grands rabbins , and the ...
Jeffrey Haus, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSISTORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consistory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cardinal's new booklet confirms high-level resistance to Kasper …
Already at the Consistory in February [of 2014], there came up a vivid ... Cardinal Kasper most probably would dare to present at the Consistory. «Lifesite, Jul 15»
2
Louis and Zélie Martin Model 'A Simple Spirituality Achieved in Daily …
... to the intercession of the husband and wife, and on June 27, he approved the decrees for their canonization at a consistory of bishops. «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
3
Eivind R. Moss Jr.
He was a member of the Consistory Valley of Portland, Kora Shrine, Knox County Shrine Club. He was past chairman of the Salvation Army ... «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jul 15»
4
Brazilian archbishop carjacked at gunpoint in Rio
... a newly-elected Cardinal, Orani Joao Tempesta receives relatives and friends after a consistory inside the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
5
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini is canonized as the first American …
... in the Basilica of St. Peter's with pageantry that surpassed even the splendor of the consistory in February when 32 cardinals were created. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
90th birthday for Merle Hendren
He is a member of LeRoy Methodist Church, Elks, Moose, American Legion, LeRoy Masonic Lodge, Bloomington Consistory and LeRoy ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jul 15»
7
Power cut for church over festive lights row
Lincoln Consistory Court, which decides on legal matters for church buildings, called the work at St Andrew's “a serious mistake”. But in his ... «Bourne Local, Jul 15»
8
Nation and world briefs
During the consistory, Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, said the couple lived an "exemplary life of faith, ... «St.Louis Review, Jul 15»
9
Religious leaders meet French president to advocate for climate …
... of France and the president of the Jewish Consistory Council of France, the document highlights a strong concern for the future generations. «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
10
Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux to be canonized by Pope Francis …
The Roman Pontiff approved the decrees for the Martins' canonization during a June 27 consistory of bishops at the Apostolic Palace. «Catholic Online, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Consistory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/consistory>. Apr 2024 ».
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