consistory

noun

con·sis·to·ry | \ kən-ˈsi-st(ə-)rē

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plural consistories

Definition of consistory

1 : a solemn assembly : council

2 : a church tribunal or governing body: such as

a : a solemn meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals convoked and presided over by the pope

b : a church session in some Reformed churches

3 : the organization that confers the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry usually from the 19th to the 32nd inclusive also : a meeting of such an organization

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