dicastero

Meaning

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

ministry

department

Dept

Synonyms

ministero

dipartimento

ente

reparto

Dipartimento

Translations

ministerio

ministère

dicastère

oficina central

congregación

Fakultät

Referat

Departement

Département

Department

afdeling

departement

ministério

Hyphenated as

di‧ca‧stè‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/di.kasˈtɛ.ro/

Etymology

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