Definition of Consistory
Con`sis´to`ry
n.
1.
Primarily
,
a
place
of
standing
or
staying
together
;
hence
,
any
solemn
assembly
or
council
.
To
council
summons
all
his
mighty
peers
,
Within
thick
clouds
and
dark
tenfold
involved
,
A
gloomy
consistory
.
- Milton.
2.
(Eng. Ch.)
The
spiritual
court
of
a
diocesan
bishop
held
before
his
chancellor
or
commissioner
in
his
cathedral
church
or
elsewhere
.
3.
(R. C. Ch.)
An
assembly
of
prelates
;
a
session
of
the
college
of
cardinals
at
Rome
.
Pius
was
then
hearing
of
causes
in
consistory
.
- Bacon.
4.
A
church
tribunal
or
governing
body
.
5.
A
civil
court
of
justice
.
a.
1.
Of
the
nature
of
,
or
pertaining
to
,
a
consistory
.
Related Words
court
,
judicature
,
tribunal
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