name
Meaning 1
The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
curia
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/ˈkjʊəriə/
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rhymes with -ʊəɹiə
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
The Roman senate during the republic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 5
(Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
History
Etymology
From Latin curia (“a court”).
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kowiriomder. Old Latin coviriader. Latin curiabor. English curia Borrowed from Latin curia.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: Cúria Romana — Roman Catholic Church administration
- German: Kurie — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Irish: cúirt — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Norwegian Bokmål: kurie — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kurie — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Polish: kuria — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Swedish: kuria — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Ukrainian: курія (kurija) — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Vietnamese: giáo triều — Roman Catholic Church administration
- Catalan: cúria — any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- Portuguese: cúria — any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- Catalan: cúria — the Roman senate during the republic
- Portuguese: cúria — the Roman senate during the republic
- Czech: kurie — any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
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