noun The set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place. A group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope. The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively. A closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope.
in conclave
noun The set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place.
noun A group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope. The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively.
noun The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively.
noun A closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope.
in conclave
noun A closed, private, or secret meeting, especially one of an ecclesiastical nature.
noun A private chamber or room.
verb To participate in a closed, private, or secret meeting.