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Definition: Conclave |
ConclaveNoun1. A confidential or secret meeting. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "conclave" was first used: 14th century. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Conclave (2 syl.). A set of rooms, all of which are entered by one common key (Latin, con clavis). The word is applied to the little deal cells erected in some large apartment for the cardinals who meet to choose a new Pope, because the long gallery of the Vatican between the cells and the windows of the palace is common ground to all the conclavists. The assembly itself is, by a figure of speech, also called a conclave. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: ConclaveSynonym: Congress. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Assemblage | Noun: {opp. } assemblage; collection, collocation, colligation; compilation, levy, gathering, ingathering, muster, attroupement; team; concourse, conflux, congregation, contesseration, convergence; meeting, levee, reunion, drawing room, at home; conversazione; (social gathering); assembly, congress; convention, conventicle; gemote; conclave; (council); posse, posse comitatus; Noah's ark. |
Churchdom | Council; conclave, convocation, synod, consistory, chapter, vestry; sanhedrim, conge d'elire; ecclesiastical courts, consistorial court, court of Arches. |
Council | Assembly, caucus, conclave, clique, conventicle; meeting, sitting, seance, conference, convention, exhibition, session, palaver, pourparler, durbar, house; quorum; council fire, powwow, primary. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Conclave |
| English words defined with "conclave": Conclavist, Congress water. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Conclave" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (conclave), Latin (a room which may be locked, conclave), Portuguese (conclave). |
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Screenplays | I am Bishop Mandible, Transultimate Apostle of the Antisecular Conclave of Clerics. (Loom; writing credit: Brian Moriarty) | |
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 | "The Emperors' Conclave". In: "The Heart of the Antarctic", Volume II, by E. H. Shackleton, 1909. P. 240. Library Call Number G149 S52. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Federal Indian conclave opened. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Beaumanoir Commandery #9 - K.T., Decatur, Ill., pilgrammage to Chicago, 31st triennial conclave, 1910. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In this conclave of young heads there was one bald member. |
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| "Conclave" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Conclave" is used about 34 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 34 | 59,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "conclave": To be in conclave. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
conclave | 29 |
alpha conclave kappa psi | 4 |
beta conclave phi sigma | 3 |
conclave obscurum | 3 |
conclave shadow | 2 |
conclave kappa | 2 |
2003 conclave | 2 |
charlotte conclave kappa | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "conclave"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mbledhje e fshehtë (huddle), këshill i fshehtë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | إجتماع سري. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | тайно заседание, конклав, кардиналски съвет. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | konkláve. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | møde om den europæiske audiovisuelle sektor (European Audiovisual Conclave). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | grote conferentie voor de Europese audiovisuele sector (European Audiovisual Conclave). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | کنفرانس (Circuit, Colloquium, Lecture), انجمن محرمانه . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | assises européennes de l'audiovisuel (European Audiovisual Conclave), Assises de l'audiovisuel européen (European Audiovisual Conclave). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | konklave. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύσκεψη (conference, consultation, counsel, deliberation), συνέδριο καρδιναλίων προσ εκλογή πάπα, συμβούλιο (consultation, council), μυστική συνεδρίαση. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ישיב" ס'ור". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pápaválasztás, konklávé. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | conclave. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | コロンブスの卵 (Columbus Day, Columbus' egg, computer graphics, conc., concentrated, concert, concert hall, concert master, concertante, concise, concord, Concorde, concourse, concrete, concrete block, concrete jungle, concrete mixer, concrete pile, concurrent, conga, conglomerate, conglomerate merchant, Congo, congratulations, congress, congress gaiters, conscious, conservation, conservative, conservator, conservatory, consultant, consultant engineer, consulting, consulting sales, consumer, Consumer Interpole, consumering, consumerism, consumers' relation, consumers' research, consumption, contest, CR). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | コンクラーベ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cohionnal cardinal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onclavecay conselho (admonishment, admonition, advice, board, congregation, council, counsel, district, hint, quakers' meeting, rede, tip, township), conclave, reunião (assemblage, assembly, bee, collection, combination, combine, conference, congregation, gathering, group, heap, herd, meet, meeting, moot, muster, omnium gatherum, powwow, quakers' meeting, rally, reunion, roll call, session, sitting, turn-out). (various references) conclav, adunare secretã. (various references) конклав. (various references) tajni dogovor, konklav. (various references) cónclave. (various references) konklav. (various references) oturum (court, diet, forum, hearing, meeting, séance, session, sessional, sitting), kardinaller toplantısı, kardinaller meclisi, özel toplantı. (various references) та"мна нарада, конклав. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | conclave. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | 2 Samuel Chapter 13, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen amnwn proV qhmar eisenegke to brwma eiV to tamieion kai fagomai ek thV ceiroV sou kai elaben qhmar taV kolluridaV aV epoihsen kai eishnegken tw amnwn adelfw authV eiV ton koitwna |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dixit Amnon ad Thamar infer cibum in conclave ut vescar de manu tua tulit ergo Thamar sorbitiunculas quas fecerat et intulit ad Amnon fratrem suum in conclave |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Beer yn the meet in the priue chaumbre, that I eete of thin hoond. Thanne Thamar took the sewis that she hadde maad, and brouyte to Amon, hir brother, in the priue chaumbre. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Amnon said to Tamar, Take the food and come into my bedroom, so that I may take it from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and went with them into her brother Amnon's bedroom. |
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| Language | 2 Samuel Chapter 13, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Amnon miingon kang Thamar: Dad-a ang makaon sa sulod, aron ako mokaon gikan sa imong kamot. Ug gikuha ni Thamar ang tanang mga mamon nga iyang gibuhat, ug gidala niya didto sa sulod ngadto sa iyang igsoon nga lalake nga si Amnon. |
| Croatian | Tada Amnon reèe Tamari: "Donesi mi jelo u spavaonicu da se okrijepim iz tvoje ruke!" I Tamara uze kolaèe koje bijaše zgotovila i donese ih svome bratu Amnonu u spavaonicu. |
| Danish | sagde Amnon til Tamar: "Bær Maden ind i Inderværelset og lad mig få den af din egen Hånd!" Da tog Tamar Kagerne, som hun havde lavet, og bar dem ind i Inderværelset til sin Broder Amnon. |
| Dutch | Toen zeide Amnon tot Thamar: Breng de spijze in de kamer, dat ik van uw hand ete; zo nam Thamar de koekjes, die zij gemaakt had, en bracht ze haar broeder Amnon in de kamer. |
| Finnish | Sitten Amnon sanoi Taamarille: "Tuo ruoka tänne sisähuoneeseen, syödäkseni sinun kädestäsi". Niin Taamar otti tekemänsä kakut ja toi ne sisähuoneeseen veljellensä Amnonille. |
| French | Alors Amnon dit Tamar: Apporte le mets dans la chambre, et que je le mange de ta main. Tamar prit les gâteaux qu`elle avait faits, et les porta Amnon, son frère, dans la chambre. |
| German | Da sprach Amnon zu Thamar: Bringe das Essen in die Kammer, daß ich von deiner Hand esse. Da nahm Thamar die Kuchen, die sie gemacht hatte, und brachte sie zu Amnon, ihrem Bruder, in die Kammer. |
| Haitian Creole | Amnon di Tama konsa: -Pote gato yo nan chanm lan. Se ou menm ki pou sèvi m'. Tama pran gato li te fè yo, li pote yo bay Amnon nan chanm lan. |
| Hungarian | Akkor monda Amnon Támárnak: Hozd be a kamarába az étket, hadd egyem kezedbõl; vevé azért Támár a bélest, melyet készített vala, és bevivé Amnon bátyjának az ágyasházba. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setelah semua orang keluar dari kamar itu, berkatalah Amnon kepada Tamar, "Bawalah kue-kue itu ke mari, ke tempat tidurku, dan suapilah aku!" Tamar menurut. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu kata Amnon kepada Tamar: Hendaklah adinda membawa makanan itu ke dalam bilik, supaya kakanda makan dari pada tangan adinda. Maka diambil Tamar akan serabi yang telah diperbuatkannya itu, dibawanya kepada Amnon, abangnya, ke dalam bilik. |
| Maori | Na ka mea a Amanono ki a Tamara, Maua ake te kai na ki te whare moenga, a ma tou ringa ahau e whangai. Na ka mau a Tamara ki nga keke i hanga e ia, a kawea ana ki a Amanono, ki tona tungane, ki te whare moenga. |
| Norwegian | sa Amnon til Tamar: Bær maten inn i kammeret, så jeg kan få den av din hånd! Og Tamar tok kakene som hun hadde laget, og bar dem inn i kammeret til sin bror Amnon. |
| Portuguese | Então disse Amnom a Tamar: Traze a comida a câmara, para que eu coma da tua mão. E Tamar, tomando os bolos que fizera, levou-os câmara, ao seu irmão Amnom. |
| Rumanian | Atunci Amnon a zis Tamarei: ,,Adu-mi mkncarea kn odaie, wi s`o mqnknc din mkna ta.`` Tamar a luat turtele pe cari le fqcuse, wi le -a dus fratelui squ Amnon, kn odaie. |
| Swedish | Sedan sade Amnon till Tamar: "Bär maten hitin i kammaren, så att jag får den ur din hand att äta." Då tog Tamar kakorna som hon hade tillrett och bar dem in i kammaren till sin broder Amnon. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "conclave": conclaves. (additional references) | |
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"Conclave" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: concalave, conculcavit, onclave. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "conclave" (pronounced kÄ"nklā'v) |
| 6 | -Ä" n k l ā' v | enclave. |
| 4 | -k l ā' v | autoclave. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-l-n-o-v" | |
-1 letter: concave, conceal. | |
-2 letters: alcove, cancel, cloven, coeval. | |
-3 letters: alone, anole, calve, canoe, cecal, clave, clean, clone, clove, coven, laevo, lance, navel, novae, novel, ocean, venal, vocal. | |
-4 letters: acne, aeon, alec, aloe, calo, cane, cave, ceca, clan, clon, coal, coca, cola, cole, cone, cove, elan, enol, lace, lane, lave, lean, leno, leva, levo, loan, loca. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-l-n-o-v" | |
+1 letter: conclaves, covalence, covalency. | |
+2 letters: convalesce, covalences. | |
+3 letters: conceivable, conceivably, convalesced, convalesces, covalencies. | |
+4 letters: clairvoyance, conciliative, convalescent, convalescing, convectional, intervocalic. | |
+5 letters: cavernicolous, clairvoyances, convalescence, convalescents, inconceivable, inconceivably, unconceivable, volcanicities. | |
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