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Definition of Colloquy

1. Noun. A conversation especially a formal one.

Definition of Colloquy

1. n. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation.

Definition of Colloquy

1. Noun. A conversation or dialogue. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A formal conference. (defdate 16th-17th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

4. Noun. A written discourse. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹

5. Noun. (legal) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Colloquy

1. a conversation [n -QUIES] - See also: conversation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colloquy

Literary usage of Colloquy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1888)
"being a spoken and written language in living use colloquy, among the learned, though the study of it had then much decayed in England, ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The Protestants were represented at the "colloquy" (as it came to be called) by twelve ministers, including Be/a, Francois de Morel, the president of the ..."

3. Bibliotheca Sacra and American Biblical Repository (1852)
"The Second colloquy at Zurich upon the Worship of Images, and its results. All, however, were not contented to go forward in the same sure path which ..."

4. Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies by Thomas Wright (1884)
"The colloquy was probably composed in the earlier period of his life, when he was a monk of Winchester. It was, as stated in the Latin title, enlarged and ..."

5. Coligny: The Earlier Life of the Great Huguenot by Eugène Bersier, Annie Harwood Holmden (1884)
"Opening of the colloquy.—Speech of 1'Hospital.—Prayer and speech of Theodore Beza.—Meeting of l6th September.—Speech of the Cardinal of Lorraine. ..."

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