dicastery
- noun
- /dɪˈkæstəri/
- Formal
:
dicasterio
- Each dicastery within the Vatican is responsible for specific aspects of church administration.
- head of a dicastery
- new dicastery
Examples
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The Congregation in which the Pope has called me to act as Prefect does not oppose the use of the old liturgy, although the task of our dicastery is to enhance the meaning of liturgical renewal according to the directives of the Sacrosanctum Concilium constitution and to follow in the footsteps of the Second Vatican Council.
Blog text (9) -
Certainly, the Holy Father relies on the help of the congregations and dicasteries of the Roman Curia, particularly our dicastery, which concerns the promotion of our faith in Jesus Christ, what we believe in the Creed.
Blog text (30) -
Certainly, the Holy Father relies on the help of the congregations and dicasteries of the Roman Curia, particularly our dicastery, which concerns the promotion of our faith in Jesus Christ, what we believe in the Creed.
Blog text (30) -
The new dicastery was established to manage the Church's digital outreach efforts.
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The dicastery for Education is focused on improving the quality of religious schooling worldwide.
Synonyms
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5.8
A department in an organization that manages one area, like research or finance
Surface Forms
Morphology
dicastery = dicast + ery
Although formed with the suffix '-ery', the root 'dicast' is an obscure combining form (Greek/Latin origin) and the ecclesiastical meaning ('department') is not transparently predictable from the components.
Etymology
Dicastery originally meant a 'court', from the Greek dikastērion and dikē 'justice'. In the Roman Catholic Church the word now names an official department that makes decisions and manages a particular area, so a church dicastery is like a decision office responsible for certain tasks.