conclave

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒnkleiv/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A private or secret meeting; specifically, the assembly of cardinals to elect a pope.

秘密会议;(天主教)教皇选举会议

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
conclaveother
=conclave

Common Collocations

  • 1.papal conclave教宗秘密集会

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The cardinals gathered in conclave to elect the new pope.

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