conclave

== English == === Etymology === The noun is derived from Late Middle English conclave (“private chamber; (Roman Catholicism) private room where election of the Pope takes place; meeting held for this purpose”), borrowed from Middle French conclave (modern French conclave), or directly from its etymon Latin conclāve (“chamber, room; enclosed space that can be locked; dining hall”), from con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects) (combining form of cum (“(along) with”)) + clāvis (“key”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“(noun) crook, hook; peg; (verb) to close”)). The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnkleɪv/, /ˈkɒŋ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnˌkleɪv/, /ˈkɑŋ-/ Hyphenation: con‧clave === Noun === conclave (plural conclaves) (Roman Catholicism) The set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place. A group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope. (by extension, loosely) The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively. A closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope. in conclave papal conclave (by extension) A closed, private, or secret meeting, especially one of an ecclesiastical nature. (obsolete) A private chamber or room. Synonym: (obsolete) closet ==== Derived terms ==== klonklave ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === conclave (third-person singular simple present conclaves, present participle conclaving, simple past and past participle conclaved) (intransitive) To participate in a closed, private, or secret meeting. (Roman Catholicism) Of a cardinal: to attend a closed assembly to elect a pope. ==== Derived terms ==== conclaved (adjective) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === papal conclave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia conclave (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin conclave. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kuŋˈkla.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koŋˈkla.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [koŋˈkla.ve] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [koŋˈkla.βe] === Noun === conclave m (plural conclaves) conclave Synonym: conclau == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.klav/ === Noun === conclave m (plural conclaves) conclave === Further reading === “conclave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin conclāve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konˈkla.ve/ Rhymes: -ave Hyphenation: con‧clà‧ve === Noun === conclave m (plural conclavi) conclave ==== Derived terms ==== conclavista == Latin == === Etymology === From con- + clāvis (“key”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔŋˈkɫaː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koŋˈklaː.ve] === Noun === conclāve n (genitive conclāvis); third declension room, chamber enclosed space that can be locked dining hall ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem). ==== Descendants ==== === References === “conclave”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “conclave”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "conclave", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “conclave”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “conclave”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “conclave”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin conclāve. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ Hyphenation: con‧cla‧ve === Noun === conclave m (plural conclaves) (Roman Catholicism) conclave (meeting to select a new pope) (Roman Catholicism) conclave (group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope) (Roman Catholicism) conclave (set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place) (by extension) conclave (private and secret meeting) Near-synonyms: encontro, reunião ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “conclave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “conclave”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “conclave”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “conclave”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN