curia
pronunciation
How to pronounce curia in British English:
UK ['kjʊrɪə]
How to pronounce curia in American English:
US [ 'kjʊrɪə]
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- Noun:
- (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church
Word Origin
- curia (n.)
- c. 1600, one of the ten divisions of each of the three ancient Roman tribes; also "the Senate-house of Rome," from Latin curia "court," perhaps from *co-wiria "community of men." Transferred to the Papal court (1840).
Example
- 1. Paul also reorganized the curia and spoke strongly for peace and social justice .
- 2. Every curia had its own religious rites , shrines and priests ;
- 3. Despite these mild restrictions , curia 's ruling on the case is going to have a major impact on the eu-wide digital distribution market .
- 4. We may add that the custom of tax and componendum is neither uniform nor universal in the roman curia .
- 5. They constitute a just compensation for the expenses the petitioners occasion the curia .