in pectoreadv.

Brit.

/ɪn ˈpɛktəreɪ/, U.S.

/ɪn ˈpɛktəreɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in pectore.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin in pectore (1557 or earlier in this sense), specific use of classical Latin in pectore < in in prep. + pectore , ablative of pectus breast (see pectus n.). Compare earlier in petto adv.

With reference to the appointment of a cardinal by the Pope: privately; in secret. Cf. in petto adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > out of public view

out of the way1554

behind the curtain1677

in pectore1679

in petto1712

behind the scenes1841

in (or into, out of) purdah1912

offstage1959

1679 tr. Abbé Pageau Intrigues Court of Rome iii. 101 The Pope makes Cardinals; some he names, and reserves one in pectore [Fr. & en retient un in petto].

1858 N. Wiseman Recoll. Last Four Popes vii. 333 We create a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church,..whom, however, we reserve in pectore.

1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 98/1 The change which Paul III. introduced consisted in confining the secret of the unpublished nominations [of cardinals] to his own breast, keeping it ‘in pectore’.

1963 Times 29 May 10/2 The Pope is preparing to reveal the identities of the three Cardinals whom he created in pectore in 1960.

2003 Daily Tel. 28 Oct. 13/3 In the Pope's most recent list of new cardinals, it was widely assumed that one appointed in pectore—without his name being given, for his own protection—was Chinese.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in pectore
释义	in pectoreadv. Brit. /ɪn ˈpɛktəreɪ/, U.S. /ɪn ˈpɛktəreɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in pectore. Etymology: < post-classical Latin in pectore (1557 or earlier in this sense), specific use of classical Latin in pectore < in in prep. + pectore , ablative of pectus breast (see pectus n.). Compare earlier in petto adv. With reference to the appointment of a cardinal by the Pope: privately; in secret. Cf. in petto adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > out of public view out of the way1554 behind the curtain1677 in pectore1679 in petto1712 behind the scenes1841 in (or into, out of) purdah1912 offstage1959 1679 tr. Abbé Pageau Intrigues Court of Rome iii. 101 The Pope makes Cardinals; some he names, and reserves one in pectore [Fr. & en retient un in petto]. 1858 N. Wiseman Recoll. Last Four Popes vii. 333 We create a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church,..whom, however, we reserve in pectore. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 98/1 The change which Paul III. introduced consisted in confining the secret of the unpublished nominations [of cardinals] to his own breast, keeping it ‘in pectore’. 1963 Times 29 May 10/2 The Pope is preparing to reveal the identities of the three Cardinals whom he created in pectore in 1960. 2003 Daily Tel. 28 Oct. 13/3 In the Pope's most recent list of new cardinals, it was widely assumed that one appointed in pectore—without his name being given, for his own protection—was Chinese. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1679
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