Associations to the word «Conclave»

Wiktionary

CONCLAVE, noun. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
CONCLAVE, noun. The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.
CONCLAVE, noun. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

Dictionary definition

CONCLAVE, noun. A confidential or secret meeting.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley