"dicastery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dicasteries [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δικαστήριον (dikastḗrion, “court, tribunal”), from δίκη (díkē, “right, custom, judgement”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|δικαστήριον||court, tribunal}} Ancient Greek δικαστήριον (dikastḗrion, “court, tribunal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dicastery (plural dicasteries)
  1. A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical. Translations (administrative body of the Vatican): dicastère [masculine] (French), Dikasterium [neuter] (German), dikasztérium (Hungarian), dykasteria [feminine] (Polish), dicasterio [masculine] (Spanish), bộ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-dicastery-en-noun-F4TZNIho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'administrative body of the Vatican': 56 44
  2. A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts. Translations (judicial body of Athens): dicastère [masculine] (French), dikasztérium (Hungarian), dykasteria [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dicastery-en-noun-9Qk0yuZ4 Disambiguation of 'judicial body of Athens': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dicasterial

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