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With the development of the college of cardinals as the chief administrative organ of the papacy in the 11th century, the term was applied to advisory and judicial assemblies of ...

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in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 111 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 510 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 101 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 167 words

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