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conclave

/ˈkɒn.kleɪv/

/ˈkɑn.kleɪv/

conclavenoun

conclaves

/ˈkɒn.kleɪv/

/ˈkɑn.kleɪv/

Translations

réunion à huis closRéunion privée et confidentielle.

The board members held a conclave to discuss the future of the company.

Les membres du conseil ont tenu une réunion à huis clos pour discuter de l'avenir de l'entreprise.

conclaveLieu clos où les cardinaux sont isolés pendant l’élection du pape.

The doors of the conclave remained sealed until a new pontiff was chosen.

Les portes du conclave sont restées scellées jusqu'à l'élection d'un nouveau pontife.

conclaveDans le contexte de l’élection pontificale.

The conclave was convened after the pope's resignation, and the cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to cast their votes.

Le conclave a été convoqué après la démission du pape, et les cardinaux se sont réunis dans la chapelle Sixtine pour voter.

Definitions

A private or secret meeting, especially one involving people with shared interests or responsibilities.

The board members held a conclave to discuss the future of the company.

A gathering of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church to elect a new pope.

The conclave was convened after the pope's resignation, and the cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to cast their votes.

The locked room or suite of rooms in which cardinals are secluded while electing a pope.

The doors of the conclave remained sealed until a new pontiff was chosen.

Synonyms

conclaveadjective

/ˈkɒn.kleɪv/

/ˈkɑːn.kleɪv/

Used attributively to modify nouns when referring to matters relating to a papal or other private conclave.

Translations

de conclaveSpécialement dans le contexte de l’élection pontificale.

Strict conclave rules prohibit any communication with the outside world.

Les règles de conclave strictes interdisent toute communication avec l'extérieur.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a conclave, especially the papal election.

Strict conclave rules prohibit any communication with the outside world.