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ecumenical council

noun

Etymology

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium.

  1. derived from oecūmenicum concilium

Definitions

  1. A church council to which bishops from the entire world are invited, held by Roman…

    A church council to which bishops from the entire world are invited, held by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to be infallible in its decisions on faith and morals when certain conditions are met.

    • […] in 1215, the Maronite patriarch visited Rome and participated in an ecumenical council.

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