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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DICASTERY

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PRONUNCIATION OF DICASTERY

dicastery  [dɪˈkæstərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DICASTERY

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determiner
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Dicastery 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 DICASTERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dicastery

Dicastery is an Italicism sometimes used in English to refer to the Departments of the Roman Curia. By the word "dicasteries" are understood the Secretariat of State, Congregations, Tribunals, Councils and Offices, namely, the Apostolic Camera, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See. Apart from the Secretariat of State, these Dicasteries or Departments are grouped in the following categories: ▪ Congregations, headed by a Prefect, who is most frequently a cardinal: ▪ The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ▪ The Congregation for the Oriental Churches ▪ The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ▪ The Congregation for the Causes of Saints ▪ The Congregation for Bishops ▪ The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ▪ The Congregation for the Clergy ▪ The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DICASTERY


allostery
əˈlɒstərɪ
battery
ˈbætərɪ
blistery
ˈblɪstərɪ
blustery
ˈblʌstərɪ
clustery
ˈklʌstərɪ
consistory
kənˈsɪstərɪ
directory
dɪˈrɛktərɪ
herstory
ˈhɜːstərɪ
history
ˈhɪstərɪ
mastery
ˈmɑːstərɪ
monastery
ˈmɒnəstərɪ
mystery
ˈmɪstərɪ
phrontistery
ˈfrʌntɪstərɪ
poetastery
ˌpəʊɪˈtæstərɪ
prehistory
priːˈhɪstərɪ
protohistory
ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ
psychohistory
ˌsaɪkəʊˈhɪstərɪ
self-mastery
ˌselfˈmɑːstərɪ
upholstery
ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪ
wastery
ˈweɪstərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DICASTERY

dicacious
dicacity
dicacodyl
dicamba
DiCaprio
dicarboxylic acid
dicarpellary
dicast
dicasteries
dicastic
dice
diced
dicentra
dicentric
dicephalism
dicephalous
dicer
dicey
dich
dichasia

WORDS THAT END LIKE DICASTERY

adultery
artery
baptistery
buttery
cemetery
coronary artery
eatery
flattery
flustery
glittery
huckstery
lottery
magistery
murder mystery
phalanstery
plastery
pottery
slaistery
watery
whoremastery

Synonyms and antonyms of dicastery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dicastery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DICASTERY

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Translator English - Chinese

dicastery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dicasterio
570 millions of speakers

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dicastery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dicastery
380 millions of speakers
ar

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dicastery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дикастерии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dicastério
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dicastery
260 millions of speakers

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dicastère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dicastery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dikasterium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dicastery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dicastery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dicastery
85 millions of speakers
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dicastery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dicastery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपाहारगृहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dicastery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dicastero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kongregacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дикастерії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dicasterului
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

dicastery
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

dicastery
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dicastery
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

dicastery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dicastery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DICASTERY»

The term «dicastery» is used very little and occupies the 172.155 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DICASTERY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DICASTERY»

Discover the use of dicastery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dicastery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
Normally no dicastery has any power over another; each responds directly to the pope regarding its activity. However, in the case of alleged legal violations, each dicastery is subject to the judgment of the Signatura or supreme court (PB 123) ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
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Inside the Vatican
Since the members come to Rome infrequently, the dicastery office handles most of the work of the congregation or council. In each office there is a president or prefect, a secretary, an undersecretary, and professional staff as well as some ...
Thomas J. Reese, 1998
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Roman Catholicism: The Basics
... Bishops the dicastery in the Vatican responsible for the appointment of bishops Congregation for Divine Worship the dicastery in the Vatican responsible for the Church's liturgy Congregation for Eastern Churches the dicastery in the Vatican ...
Michael J. Walsh, 2005
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Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and ...
The dicastery also studies health care policy development and related programs and initiatives at both national and international ... Such meetings allow the dicastery both to learn directly about the various health care problems faced by local ...
Michael L. Coulter, Richard S. Myers, Joseph A. Varacalli, 2012
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Politics of Aristotle: With an Introduction, Two Prefatory ...
The kind of dicastery which dealt with litigation between aliens and citizens would obviously be regarded as more important than that which dealt with litigation between aliens ; it would also be that in which infractions of justice were most likely ...
W. L. Newman, 2010
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The Responsibilities and Significance of the CONGREGATIO PRO ...
4 that the Congregation is headed by a cardinal prefect who acts as the moderator of the dicastery. He directs its affairs and acts in its name. He is appointed by the Pope for five years to run the office. The cardinal prefect must at the age of ...
Christian Onyems Okwuru, SMMM, 2012
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The Responsibilities and Significance of the Congregatio Pro ...
On the composition of the dicastery, it is noted in PB art. 4 that the Congregation is headed by a cardinal prefect who acts as the moderator of the dicastery. He directs its affairs and acts in its name. He is appointedbythe Pope for fiveyears to  ...
Christian Onyems Okwuru, SMMM, 2012
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Reservatio Papalis: A Study on the Application of a Legal ...
The plenary sessions involve all the members of a dicastery while the ordinary sessions involve only the Roman residents. Before any type of decision can be communicated it has to be approved by the Pope. His approval is called approbatio ...
Monica-Elena Herghelegiu, 2008
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The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism
(The name “dicastery” is based on the Greek word for the body of judges in ancient Athens.) The four kinds of dicasteries that are the principal structures of the Curia are the Secretariat of State, the Congregations, the Pontifical Councils, and ...
James Buckley, Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt, Trent Pomplun, 2010
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Statute of the Neocatechumenal Way
As noted, it was the Pope himself who in his letter of April 5, 2001, to Cardinal James Stafford, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, entrusted to that Dicastery of the Roman Curia the work of bringing to a conclusion the process of  ...
Kiko Arguello, Carmen Hernández, Mario Pezzi, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DICASTERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dicastery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vatican message: One billion tourists, one billion opportunities
... respectively president and secretary of the dicastery. The document, as its title indicates, focuses on the opportunities and challenges that the ... «Independent Catholic News, Jul 15»
2
New Secretariat Is Vatican's Latest Attempt to Improve …
The new dicastery will be headed by a prefect, Msgr. Dario Viganò, an Italian expert filmmaker and videographer who currently heads Vatican ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
3
Letter from Rome
But the creation of this new super-dicastery is actually designed to streamline and coordinate the Holy See's efforts in the fields of multimedia, ... «Commonweal, Jul 15»
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Pope Francis creates new secretariat overseeing all Vatican …
The new dicastery will oversee the all of the Vatican's communications offices, including Vatican Radio, L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Pope Francis goes off script in visit to see Shroud of Turin
Women may not be guaranteed top Vatican jobs: “But do you think nominating the head of a dicastery (a major Vatican office) will be a strong ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jun 15»
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In Turin, Pope recalls charism of Salesians' Don Bosco
... more decision-making positions in the Church – including nominating a woman as head of a dicastery. This is “a functionalism,” he remarked ... «Vatican Radio, Jun 15»
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Francis again rejects women as heads of Vatican offices
"But do you think nominating the head of a dicastery will be a strong decision?" "All believe that this is a strong decision," he continued. "This is ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
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Message from Vatican on interreligious dialogue for Ramadan
... Jean-Louis Tauran and Fr. Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I., respectively president and secretary of the dicastery, is dated 12 June. «TwoCircles.net, Jun 15»
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Abuse survivor says Vatican tribunal is a "big step forward"
The norms stipulate that complaints about a bishop's abuse of office should be submitted to the competent Vatican dicastery: the Congregation ... «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»
10
Catholic church should build new framework
... the Church grows barren. What concrete measures will you take? For example, the diaconate for women or a woman as a head of dicastery? «Cape Breton Post, Jun 15»

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