In Protestant usage, a consistory designates certain ruling bodies in various churches.[1] The meaning and the scope of functions varies strongly, also along the separating lines of the Protestant denominations and church bodies.
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- ^ Encyclopedia of Protestantism, J. Gordon Melton (ed.), New York: Facts On File, c2005, p. 162. ISBN 0816054568