Associations to the word «Colloquy»

Wiktionary

COLLOQUY, noun. A conversation or dialogue. [from 16th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. (obsolete) A formal conference. [16th-17th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. (Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. A written discourse. [from 18th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. (legal) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.

Dictionary definition

COLLOQUY, noun. A conversation especially a formal one.
COLLOQUY, noun. Formal conversation.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King