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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread conclave #142110 04/16/2005 8:49 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel 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 Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted conclave WhitmanO'Neill 04/16/2005 8:49 PM Re: conclave AnnaStrophic 04/17/2005 9:19 PM Re: conclave Jackie 04/17/2005 9:39 PM Re: conclave inselpeter 04/17/2005 9:56 PM Re: conclave Sparteye 04/18/2005 3:46 PM Re: conclave inselpeter 04/18/2005 5:04 PM Re: conclave Alex Williams 04/18/2005 6:37 PM Re: conclave Sparteye 04/18/2005 7:04 PM Re: conclave Sparteye 04/19/2005 3:57 PM Whoops Sparteye 04/19/2005 3:59 PM Re: Poops maverick 04/19/2005 4:04 PM Post deleted TEd Remington 04/19/2005 4:07 PM Re: conclave Faldage 04/20/2005 12:21 AM Re: conclave Alex Williams 04/20/2005 10:39 AM his reputation preceeds him..... Elizabeth Creith 04/21/2005 1:50 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Faldage 04/21/2005 10:49 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Jackie 04/21/2005 12:42 PM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Jackie 04/27/2005 2:10 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... dxb 04/27/2005 11:22 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... WhitmanO'Neill 04/29/2005 2:06 AM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... Jackie 04/29/2005 1:28 PM Re: his reputation preceeds him..... WhitmanO'Neill 04/27/2005 1:44 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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