con· clave ˈkän-ˌklāv. 1. : a private meeting or secret assembly. especially : a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope. The conclave elected the new pope on the fifth ballot. 2. : a gathering of a group or association. the annual conclave of newspaper publishers.

con•clave (ˈkɒn kleɪv, ˈkɒŋ-) n. 1. a private or secret meeting. 2. an assembly or gathering, esp. one that has special authority or influence: a conclave of political leaders. 3. the assembly of the cardinals for the election of a pope. [1350–1400; < Medieval Latin, Latin conclāve room < ( camera) cum clāve (room) with key. See con -, clef]

conclave noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɒŋ.kleɪv / us / ˈkɑːn.kleɪv / formal a private meeting at which the discussions are kept secret religion specialized a meeting of cardinals (= Catholic priests) at …

con•clave (ˈkɒn kleɪv, ˈkɒŋ-) n. 1. a private or secret meeting. 2. an assembly or gathering, esp. one that has special authority or influence: a conclave of political leaders. 3. the assembly of the cardinals for the election of a pope. [1350–1400; < Medieval Latin, Latin conclāve room < ( camera) cum clāve (room) with key. See con -, clef]

conclave [ kon-kleyv, kong- ] See synonyms for conclave on Thesaurus.com noun a private or secret meeting. an assembly or gathering, especially one that has special authority, power, or …

In Catholicism, a conclave is specifically a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals who are locked in a room in seclusion when they need to choose a new pope. The word conclave comes from …

conclave. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: conclave (noun) conclave / ˈ kɑːnˌkleɪv/ noun. plural conclaves. Britannica Dictionary definition of CONCLAVE. [count] formal. : a private or secret meeting or group. a conclave of bishops.

6 thg 4, 2005 · conclave A secret meeting, especially one in which the cardinals of the Catholic Church meet to elect a pope. The name is derived from the Latin cum (with) and clavis (key), and implies the fact that the cardinals are locked together in a room until a new pontiff has been chosen.

conclave in American English (ˈkɑnkleiv, ˈkɑŋ-) noun 1. a private or secret meeting 2. an assembly or gathering, esp. one that has special authority, power, or influence a conclave of political leaders 3. the assembly or meeting of the cardinals for the election of a pope 4. the body of cardinals; the College of Cardinals 5.

If this was Walpole's idea, he must soon have found himself as much mistaken as the conclave of cardinals about whom so much is said in history, romance, and the drama, who elected one of their order as Pope because they believed him to be too feeble and nerveless to have any will of his own, and were much amazed to find that the moment the new Pope had been elected he …