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conclave
noun as in secret meeting
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Example Sentences
Following Francis's death, Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, became Pope Leo XIV after he was elected by the conclave of cardinals.
“It felt like I was joining a conclave.”
The Pope was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, following a two-day conclave in Vatican City.
By some accounts, he was a dark horse in a conclave race which many predicted would deliver unto us a Pope Pizzaballa.
"I think it was a short conclave in part because Pope Francis left us with a good inheritance," the cardinal said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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