dicastery

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δικαστήριον (dikastḗrion, “court, tribunal”), from δίκη (díkē, “right, custom, judgement”). === Noun === dicastery (plural dicasteries) (Roman Catholicism) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical. (Ancient Greece) A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts. ==== Derived terms ==== dicasterial ==== Translations ====