ecumenical council
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- oecumenical council, (archaic) œcumenical council
Etymology edit
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium.
Noun edit
ecumenical council (plural ecumenical councils)
- (Christianity) 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.
Translations edit
universal church council
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