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conclaved

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈkɒnkleɪvd

Definitions

  1. Participating in a closed, private, or secret meeting.
    not-comparable
  2. Of a cardinal: attending, or secluded in, a closed assembly to elect a pope.
    not-comparable
  3. Hidden, secluded.
    figuratively, not-comparable

Examples

“[N]oble Rivaulx' shrine, whose frequent tolling bells / Disturbed our holy conclaved monks in hours of fast and prayer, […]”
“"Brothers, we have⟳ a Pope!" Bennelli exclaimed. "But I request⟳ that you remain⟳ conclaved, until I consult⟳ the man whom we elected. I shall return⟳ within the hour."”
“[D]eathlike silence reigns / Over that conclaved scorn, pride, shame, and dread; […]”
“[A]fter having sealed his letters, and once his own⟳ messages have⟳ become⟳ invisible for him, sealed, secret, ciphered, conclaved, and have⟳ from that point⟳ become⟳ substitutable, Menalcas naturally makes mistakes in address and confuses the addressees of those to whose houses he sends his letters.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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