dicastero

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.
2. (masculine) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
3. (formal, masculine, obsolete) office
4. (masculine) field, department
5. (mainly, masculine) ministry

Concepts

ministère

dicastère

Synonymes

ministero

dipartimento

ente

reparto

Dipartimento

Traductions

ministry

ministerio

oficina central

congregación

department

Fakultät

Referat

Departement

Département

Department

Dept

afdeling

departement

Coupé comme

di‧ca‧stè‧ro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/di.kasˈtɛ.ro/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Ecclesiastical Latin dicastērium, from Ancient Greek δῐκᾰστήρῐον (dĭkăstḗrĭon, “court, tribunal”), from δικάζω (dikázō, “to judge”) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). Akin to ministero. Cognate with