Associations to the word «Colloquy»
Noun
Wiktionary
COLLOQUY, noun. A conversation or dialogue. [from 16th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. (obsolete) A formal conference. [16th-17th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. (Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]
COLLOQUY, noun. A written discourse. [from 18th c.]
COLLOQUY, 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.
Dictionary definition
COLLOQUY, noun. A conversation especially a formal one.
COLLOQUY, noun. Formal conversation.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.