ecumenical council
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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
ökumenisches Konzil
(early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium.Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium.
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