Consistory is the anglicized form of the
consistorium
The ''sacrum consistorium'' or ''sacrum auditorium'' (from la, consistere, "discuss a topic"; gr, θεῖον συνέδριον, theion synedrion, "sacred assembly") was the highest political council of the Roman Empire from the time of Constant ...
, a council of the closest advisors of the Roman emperors. It can also refer to:
*A
papal consistory
In the Roman Catholic Church a consistory is a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals called by the pope. There are two kinds of consistories, extraordinary and ordinary. An "extraordinary" consistory is held to allow the pope to consult with ...
, a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
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Consistory court
A consistory court is a type of ecclesiastical court, especially within the Church of England where they were originally established pursuant to a charter of King William the Conqueror, and still exist today, although since about the middle of th ...
, a type of ecclesiastical court in the Church of England in the United Kingdom
*In Scandinavia, the
Chapter of a cathedral
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Consistory (Protestantism) In Protestant usage, a consistory designates certain ruling bodies in various churches.''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', J. Gordon Melton (ed.), New York: Facts On File, c2005, p. 162. The meaning and the scope of functions varies strongly, also a ...
, a distinct governmental and ecclesiastical office in Europe
*In continental Reformed churches, a
session or governing body of a local church
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Consistory (Judaism) A Jewish consistory (see conventional meanings: wikt:consistory, consistory in Wiktionary), (or ''Consistoire'' in French), was a body governing the Jews, Jewish congregations of a province or of a country; also the district administered by the cons ...
, a body governing the Jewish congregations of a province or of a country, primarily those under French influence; also the district administered by the consistory
*The Spiritual Consistory, an ecclesiastical office in the
Russian Orthodox Church
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during the Synodal period
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