consistory

名词 consistory:

1. a church tribunal or governing body

con.sis.to.ry

n.（名词）
【复数】 con.sis.to.ries

Roman Catholic Church An assembly of cardinals presided over by the pope for the solemn promulgation of papal acts, such as the canonization of a saint.
【罗马天主教】 教议会上院：正式颁布天主教法令并由教皇主持的红衣主教集会，如正式封某人为圣徒等
A governing body of a local congregation in certain Reformed churches.
教会议会：某些新教教会中管理当地教区的全体教徒的机构
A court appointed to regulate ecclesiastical affairs in Lutheran state churches.
教会法庭：路德教教会中委派管理教会事务的法庭
An Anglican diocesan court presided over by a bishop`s chancellor or commissary.
教区法庭：由主教秘书或代理主教主持的英国国教教区法庭
The meeting of a consistory.
教会集会
A council; a tribunal.
会议；法庭

来源：
Middle English consistorie
中古英语 consistorie
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin cônsistôrium [place of assembly]
源自 拉丁语 cônsistôrium [集会场所]
from cônsistere [to stand together] * see consist
源自 cônsistere [站在一起] *参见 consist

【引伸】
con.sisto.rial