Conclave

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

II. Conclave ·noun The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.

III. Conclave ·noun The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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