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conclave n
  1. (Roman Catholicism)
    1. The set of apartments in which cardinals are secluded while the process to elect a pope takes place.
    2. A group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope.
      1. (by extension, loosely) The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church collectively.
    3. A closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope.
      1. (by extension) A closed, private, or secret meeting, especially one of an ecclesiastical nature.
  2. (obsolete) A private chamber or room.

conclave v (intransitive)

  1. To participate in a closed, private, or secret meeting.
  2. (Roman Catholicism) Of a cardinal: to attend a closed assembly to elect a pope.

The conclave for electing a new pope following the death of Pope Francis on 21 April 2025 begins today.

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