Definition of Curia. Meaning of Curia. Synonyms of Curia

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Definition of Curia

Curia
Curia Cu"ri*a (k?"r?-?), n.; pl. Curle (-?). [L.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus. (b) The place of assembly of one of these divisions. (c) The place where the meetings of the senate were held; the senate house. 2. (Middle Ages) The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his residence or his household. --Burrill. 3. (Law) Any court of justice. 4. The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery of administration; -- called also curia Romana.

Meaning of Curia from wikipedia

- Curia (pl.: curiae) in ancient Rome referred to one of the original groupings of the citizenry, eventually numbering 30, and later every Roman citizen...
- The Roman Curia (Latin: Romana Curia) comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See and the central body through which the affairs of the Roman...
- The Curia Julia (Latin: Curia Iulia) is the third named curia, or senate house, in the ancient city of Rome. It was built in 44 BC, when Julius Caesar...
- Look up Curia or curia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Curia in ancient Rome referred to one of the original groupings of the citizenry. Curia may also...
- Cork (UCC/NUI) and the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) through a project named CURIA. According to CELT, the database "caters for academic scholars, teachers...
- The Curia of Pompey, sometimes referred to as the Curia Pompeia, was one of several named meeting halls from Republican Rome of historic significance...
- The Curia Cornelia was a place where the Roman Senate ****embled beginning c. 52 BC. It was the largest of all the Curiae (Senate Houses) built in Rome...
- The Curia Hostilia was one of the original senate houses or "curiae" of the Roman Republic. It was believed to have begun as a temple where the warring...
- The curia regis ([ˈkuː.ri.a ˈreː.gis]), Latin for "the royal council" or "king's court", was the name given to councils of advisers and administrators...
- A curia is an official body that governs an entity within the Catholic Church. These curias range from the relatively simple diocesan curia; to the larger...