English Dictionary

conclave

IPA（発音記号）

/kɒn.ˈkleɪv/

名詞

広義

(Roman Catholicism) The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

日本語の意味

（カトリック教会の文脈で）教皇選挙の際に、枢機卿が秘密に集められるための場所、またはその会議自体。

The conclave lasted three days as the cardinals were sequestered to choose a new pope.

コンクラーベは、枢機卿たちが新しい教皇を選ぶために隔離されていたため、三日間続きました。

意味（1）

(Roman Catholicism) The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

His exit came as at least a dozen other cardinals tarnished with accusations that they had failed to remove priests accused of sexually abusing minors were among those gathering in Rome to prepare for the conclave to select a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.

意味（2）

(Roman Catholicism) The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.

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意味（3）

(by extension) A private meeting; a closed or secret assembly.

The verdicts pronounced by this conclave (Johnson's Club) on new books, were speedily known over all London.

conclaves （ plural ）