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dicastery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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noun

Meaning 2

A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δικαστήριον (dikastḗrion, “court, tribunal”), from δίκη (díkē, “right, custom, judgement”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dicasteri — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Czech: dikasterium — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Finnish: dikasterio — administrative body of the Vatican
  • French: dicastère — administrative body of the Vatican
  • German: Dikasterium — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Hungarian: dikasztérium — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Italian: dicastero — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Polish: dykasteria — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Spanish: dicasterio — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Ukrainian: дикастерія (dykasterija) — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Vietnamese: bộ — administrative body of the Vatican
  • Vietnamese: thánh bộ — administrative body of the Vatican
  • French: dicastère — judicial body of Athens
  • Hungarian: dikasztérium — judicial body of Athens
  • Polish: dykasteria — judicial body of Athens