Conclave
Con´clave
CONCLAVE. An assembly of cardinals for the purpose of electing a pope; the
place where the assembly is held is also called a conclave. It derives this
name from the fact that all the windows and doors are looked, with the
exception of a single panel, which admits a gloomy light.
Council of Nicaea,
Council of Trent,
Lateran Council,
Vatican Council,
assemblee,
assembly,
assignation,
at home,
audience,
ball,
bargaining,
bargaining session,
brawl,
caucus,
chapter,
classis,
colloquium,
commission,
committee,
conciliarism,
concourse,
confab,
confabulation,
conference,
confrontation,
congregation,
congress,
consistory,
constitutional convention,
consultation,
conventicle,
convention,
convocation,
council,
council fire,
council of war,
county convention,
dance,
date,
diet,
diocesan conference,
discussion,
ecclesiastical council,
ecumenical council,
eisteddfod,
exchange of views,
eyeball-to-eyeball encounter,
festivity,
fete,
forgathering,
forum,
gathering,
get-together,
high-level talk,
housewarming,
huddle,
interchange of views,
interview,
levee,
meet,
meeting,
national convention,
negotiations,
news conference,
nominating convention,
palaver,
panel,
parley,
parochial church council,
parochial council,
party,
plenary council,
plenum,
political convention,
pourparler,
powwow,
preliminary convention,
presbytery,
press conference,
prom,
quadrennial circus,
quorum,
rally,
reception,
rendezvous,
seance,
session,
shindig,
sit-in,
sitting,
soiree,
state convention,
summit,
summit conference,
summitry,
symposium,
synod,
turnout,
vestry