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dicastery

/ (dɪˈkæstərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

RC Church another word for congregation (def. 5b)

Word Origin for dicastery

C19: from dicast

Words nearby dicastery

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Example sentences from the Web for dicastery

The general term for a tribunal is δικαστήριον (from δικάζω), Anglicized “dicastery.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 |Various
The largest and most important of the legal tribunals, the “dicastery” (par excellence), was known as the heliaea.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 |Various