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The correct spelling is consistory.
How to pronounce consistory
/kənˈsɪstəɹi/
nounIPA: /kənˈsɪstəɹi/
Say it like: Con-sis-tor-ee
The correct spelling is consistory. A place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council.
- 2.The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
- 3.An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
- 4.A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church.
- 5.A civil court of justice.
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