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CONSISTORY — (Consistoire), official organization of the Jewish congregations in France established in 1808. The term was borrowed from Protestant usage by the Napoleonic administration to designate the committees of rabbis and laymen responsible for the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Consistory — Con*sis to*ry (? or ?; 277) n.; pl. {Consistories}. [L. consistorium a place of assembly, the place where the emperor s council met, fr. consistere: cf. F. consistoire, It. consistorio. See {Consist}.] 1. Primarily, a place of standing or staying … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Consistory — Con*sis to*ry, a. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory. To hold consistory session. Strype. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consistory — ► NOUN (pl. consistories) 1) (in the Roman Catholic Church) the council of cardinals, with or without the Pope. 2) (also consistory court) (in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law… … English terms dictionary
consistory — c.1300, secular tribunal, from O.N.Fr. consistorie (O.Fr. consistoire, 12c.) and directly from L.L. consistorium waiting room, meeting place of the imperial council, from L. consistere (see CONSIST (Cf. consist)). Meaning Church council is from… … Etymology dictionary
consistory — [kən sis′tə rē] n. pl. consistories [ME consistorie < OFr < L consistorium, place of assembly, council < consistere: see CONSIST] 1. a) Obs. a meeting place for a council or court b) the meeting of a council 2. a) … English World dictionary
Consistory — Contents 1 Antiquity 2 Religion 2.1 Roman Catholic Church 2.2 In Protestant churches 2.3 Jewish … Wikipedia
consistory — The term consistory designates certain ruling bodies in various churches. In the Reformed tradition the consistory is the authority in the local church, generally made up of all of the teaching ELDERs (ministers) and the ruling elders (lay… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
consistory — consistorial /kon si stawr ee euhl, stohr /, consistorian, adj. /keuhn sis teuh ree/, n., pl. consistories. 1. any of various ecclesiastical councils or tribunals. 2. the place where such a council or tribunal meets. 3. the meeting of any such… … Universalium
consistory — n. (usu. rel.) to convoke, hold a consistory * * * [kən sɪst(ə)rɪ] hold a consistory (usu. rel.) to convoke … Combinatory dictionary
