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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread conclave #142110 04/16/05 08:49 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill OP Carpal Tunnel OP WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... from an article about the election of the Pope: >"Conclave" refers to a locked section of the Vatican where the cardinals remain until they have elected a new pope. The word conclave derives from Latin -- cum + clavis -- and means "locked with key." < I never knew that...about the origin of the word conclave, that is. (bold is mine) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted conclave WhitmanO'Neill 04/16/05 08:49 PM Re: conclave AnnaStrophic 04/17/05 09:19 PM Re: conclave Jackie 04/17/05 09:39 PM Re: conclave inselpeter 04/17/05 09:56 PM Re: conclave Sparteye 04/18/05 03:46 PM Re: conclave inselpeter 04/18/05 05:04 PM Re: conclave Alex Williams 04/18/05 06:37 PM Re: conclave Sparteye 04/18/05 07:04 PM Re: conclave Sparteye 04/19/05 03:57 PM Whoops Sparteye 04/19/05 03:59 PM Re: Poops maverick 04/19/05 04:04 PM Post deleted TEd Remington 04/19/05 04:07 PM Re: conclave Faldage 04/20/05 12:21 AM Re: conclave Alex Williams 04/20/05 10:39 AM his reputation preceeds him..... Elizabeth Creith 04/21/05 01:50 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Faldage 04/21/05 10:49 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Jackie 04/21/05 12:42 PM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Jackie 04/27/05 02:10 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... dxb 04/27/05 11:22 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... WhitmanO'Neill 04/29/05 02:06 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Jackie 04/29/05 01:28 PM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... WhitmanO'Neill 04/27/05 01:44 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,995 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,044 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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