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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)
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