HyperDic: sacred_college

English > 1 sense of the expression Sacred College:
NOUNgroupSacred College, College of Cardinals, cardinalate, Sacred College of Cardinalscardinals collectively
English > Sacred College: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaningcardinals collectively.
SynonymsCollege of Cardinals, cardinalate, Sacred College of Cardinals
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Memberscardinal(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
Part ofRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
BroaderbodyA group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Spanishcardenalato

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