CultureAugust 19, 2026

consultors

kun-SUL-turz

Definition

Experts or advisors appointed to provide professional guidance and expertise to a specific department or body within the Roman Curia.

Etymology

The word originates from the Latin 'consultor', meaning an adviser or one who consults, derived from the verb 'consulere', which means to deliberate or take counsel.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the 12 individuals, including three U.S.-based professionals, who have been appointed to assist the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for five-year terms.

3 US-based leaders among 12 consultors named to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

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Catholic Standard

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