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Curia

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Noun

1. curia

(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church

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Curia

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noun plural -riae (-rɪˌiː)
1. (sometimes capital)
the papal court and government of the Roman Catholic Church
2. (in ancient Rome)
a. 
any of the ten subdivisions of the Latin, Sabine, or Etruscan tribes
b. 
a meeting place of such a subdivision
c. 
the senate house of Rome
d. 
the senate of an Italian town under Roman administration
3. 
(in the Middle Ages) a court held in the king's name
See also Curia Regis

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Curia

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcuriˌae (ˈkjʊriˌi ; kyoorˈēēˌ)
1. 
in ancient Rome,
a. 
any of the ten political subdivisions into which the Latin, Sabine, and Etruscan tribes were each divided
b. 
its meeting place
c. 
the senate house at Rome
2. 
a medieval judicial council or court held in the king's name
3.  [C-]
the administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of various departments, courts, officials, etc., functioning under the authority of the pope
: in full Curia Roˈmana (roʊˈmɑnə ; rōmäˈnə; roʊˈmeɪnə ; rōmāˈnə)

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Curia

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n. pl. cu·ri·ae (krē-ē′, kyr-)
1.
a. One of the ten primitive subdivisions of a tribe in early Rome, consisting of ten gentes.
b. The assembly place of such a subdivision.
2.
a. The Roman senate or any of the various buildings in which it met in republican Rome.
b. The place of assembly of high councils in various Italian cities under Roman administration.
3. The ensemble of central administrative and governmental services in imperial Rome.
4. often Curia Roman Catholic Church The central administration governing the Church.
5.
a. A medieval assembly or council.
b. A medieval royal court of justice.

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