DICASTERY

Etymology

Noun

dicastery (plural dicasteries)

A ministry or department of the papal Curia, whether an administrative department of the Vatican City State, or a strictly ecclesiastical department of the Catholic Church.

A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*cas"ter*y, n. Etym: [Gr. Dicast.]

Definition: A court of justice; judgment hall. [R.] J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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