Dicastery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dicastery is a noun meaning (Roman Catholicism) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
Meaning
(Roman Catholicism) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
More Meanings
- (Ancient Greece) A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.
Example Sentences
The Argentine pontiff summoned him to Rome in 2023 to head the powerful dicastery for bishop appointments—a job that allowed him to build networks across the Catholic leadership.
The better cause has conquered; and there is at least this advantage to the Athenian legal system, there will be no appeal nor tedious technicalities before a "higher court." The verdict of the dicastery is final.
The dicastery will continue to oversee the appointment of bishops in the mission territories. … There is no longer a distinction between congregations and pontifical councils because all the Vatican’s main departments are now defined as dicasteries.
Word Forms
- dicasteries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curia, eparchy, diocese, directorium, archidiaconate, dataria.
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