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Result for Conclave

Conclave (n.)

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

Conclave (n.)

The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.

Conclave (n.)

A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.