Meaning & use
Curia
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A governing or administrative body, especially the administrative departments through which the Pope governs the Roman Catholic Church; historically, a division of the Roman senate or a medieval royal council.
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Reforms to the Vatican curia aimed to streamline how the Church's finances were managed.
In ancient Rome, each curia sent representatives to vote in certain public assemblies.
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From Latin, originally referring to a subdivision of the Roman people; the Catholic Church later adopted the word for its central administration.
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