Cardinal Bergoglio was elected Pope by the Conclave.
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Conclave
/ˈkɒnkleɪv/
Synonyms for "conclave" (109 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (22)
Noun(2 words)
caucusesclosed door meeting
Strong matches (33)
confrontationcongregationcongressconsistoryconstitutional conventionconsultationconventicleconventionconvocationcouncilcouncil firecouncil of nicaeacouncil of trentcouncil of warcounty conventiondancedatedietdiocesan conferencediscussion
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ecclesiastical councilecumenical councileisteddfodexchange of viewseyeball-to-eyeball encounterfestivityfeteforgatheringforumgatheringget togetherget-together
Noun(1 words)
exclusive group
Related words (54)
high-level talkhousewarminghuddleinterchange of viewsinterviewlateran councilleveemeetmeetingnational conventionnegotiationnegotiationsnews conferencenominating conventionpalaverpanelparleyparochial church councilparochial councilparty
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Noun(4 words)
inner circleprivate councilprivate meetingsecret gathering
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, audience.
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When not to replace "conclave"
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Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
4 entriescardinal conclaveclosed door meetingpapal conclavesecret session
Collocations
5 entriescardinal conclaveclosed door conclavepapal conclaveprivate conclavesecret conclave
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
64 translations across 61 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- konklaaf noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Arabic
1 entries- المجمع المغلق noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Armenian
1 entries- կոնկլավ noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Asturian
1 entries- cónclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- konklav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Basque
1 entries- konklabe noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Belarusian
1 entries- канкла́ў noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Breton
1 entries- konklav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Bulgarian
1 entries- конклав noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Burmese
1 entries- ပုပ်ရဟန်းမင်းကြီး ရွေးချယ်တင်မြှောက်ပွဲ noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Catalan
2 entries- conclau noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
- conclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Czech
1 entries- konkláve noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Danish
1 entries- konklave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Dutch
1 entries- conclaaf noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Estonian
1 entries- konklaav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Finnish
1 entries- konklaavi noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
French
1 entries- conclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Galician
1 entries- conclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Georgian
1 entries- კონკლავი noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
German
1 entries- Konklave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Greek
1 entries- κονκλάβιο noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Hebrew
1 entries- קונקלווה noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Hungarian
1 entries- konklávé noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Indonesian
1 entries- konklaf noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Italian
1 entries- conclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Japanese
1 entries- コンクラーヴェ noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Kapampangan
2 entries- konklabe noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
- pamantipun noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Kazakh
1 entries- конклав noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Korean
1 entries- 콘클라베 noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Latin
1 entries- conclāve noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Latvian
1 entries- konklāvs noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Lithuanian
1 entries- konklava noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Lombard
1 entries- conclav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Malay
1 entries- konklaf noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Malayalam
1 entries- കോൺക്ലേവ് noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Mongolian
1 entries- конклав noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- konklave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Persian
1 entries- مجمع انتخاب پاپ noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Polish
1 entries- konklawe noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Portuguese
1 entries- conclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Punjabi
1 entries- پاپائی جلسۂ انتخاب noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Romanian
1 entries- conclav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Russian
1 entries- конкла́в noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- konkláva noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
- конкла́ва noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Silesian
1 entries- kůnklawe noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Sinhalese
1 entries- කොන්ක්ලෙව් noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Slovak
1 entries- konkláve noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Slovene
1 entries- konklave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Sotho
1 entries- konkleifi noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Spanish
1 entries- cónclave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Swahili
1 entries- konklevu noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Swedish
1 entries- konklav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Tagalog
1 entries- kongklabe noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Tamil
1 entries- திருத்தந்தைத் தேர்தல் noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Thai
1 entries- การประชุมเลือกสันตะปาปา noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Turkish
1 entries- konklav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Ukrainian
1 entries- конкла́в noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Urdu
1 entries- پاپائی جلسۂ انتخاب noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Uzbek
1 entries- konklav noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mật nghị hồng y noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Waray-Waray
1 entries- konklave noun (closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
Cardinal Bergoglio was elected by the conclave as Pope and took the name Francis.
Source: tatoeba (12819268)
White smoke indicates the conclave has finished their deliberation and chosen a new editor for Vogue magazine.
Source: tatoeba (13361043)
On Friday, St. John's Day, the 27th of December, the cardinals entered the conclave. […] Two hours before nightfall, the whole body met again in a chapel within the conclave, and after the bull of pope Julius [II] against simoniacal practices had been read, every cardinal, in the presence of the foreign ambassadors, took his corporal oath upon the Holy Evangelists to observe the bull to the best of his abilities.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 35 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "conclave"?
Closest matches include assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, audience.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "conclave"?
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