Kurialen
English translation: curial officials [curial cardinals OR bishops etc. as per context)
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| na | members of the Curia |
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| na | curial officials [curial cardinals OR bishops etc. as per context) |
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members of the Curia Explanation: "kurial" is normally an adjective, but may be presumed to refer to the members of the church body (see Vatican websites). |
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curial officials [curial cardinals OR bishops etc. as per context) Explanation: Could be a number of things : -- reference to Ecclesiastical History / The Papacy, papal authority, and the papal states SEE DEFINITIONS from the American Heritage Dictionary : NOUN : Inflected forms: pl. cu·ri·ae (kr´-´´, kyr´-) 1. a. One of the ten primitive subdivisions of a tribe in early Rome, consisting of ten gentes. b. The assembly place of such a subdivision. 2. a. The Roman senate or any of the various buildings in which it met in republican Rome. b. The place of assembly of high councils in various Italian cities under Roman administration. 3. The ensemble of central administrative and governmental services in imperial Rome. 4. often Curia Roman Catholic Church The central administration governing the Church. 5. a. A medieval assembly or council. b. A medieval royal court of justice. ETYMOLOGY: Latin cria, council, curia. See w-ro-. OTHER FORMS: cu´ri·al — ADJECTIVE Internet, American Heritage Dictionary, etc. |
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