dicastery

/ dɪˈkæstərɪ /

noun

1. RC Church another word for congregation

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicastery¹

C19: from dicast

Example Sentences

It is, in my judgment, a mistake to suppose that Solon transferred the judicial power of the archons to a popular dicastery.

From Project Gutenberg

The largest and most important of the legal tribunals, the “dicastery” (par excellence), was known as the heliaea.

From Project Gutenberg

The general term for a tribunal is δικαστήριον (from δικάζω), Anglicized “dicastery.”

From Project Gutenberg