dicastero

From Ecclesiastical Latin dicastērium, from Ancient Greek δῐκᾰστήρῐον (dĭkăstḗrĭon, “court, tribunal”), from δικάζω (dikázō, “to judge”) +‎ -τήριον (-tḗrion). Akin to ministero. Cognate with

• IPA^(key): /di.kasˈtɛ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: di‧ca‧stè‧ro

dicastero m (plural dicasteri)

1. (Ancient Greece) A judicial body of the ancient Athenian state, made up of dicasts.
2. (Roman Catholicism) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
3. (formal, obsolete) office
4. field, department
5. (mainly in journalism) ministry

   Synonym: ministero

• castoride, decorasti, discatore, dosatrice, sacerdoti, scordiate, sodatrice