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œcumenical council

œcumenical council is the archaic spelling of ecumenical council.

Meaning of ecumenical council

Noun

ecumenical council (plural ecumenical councils)

  1. 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.2016, David S. Sorenson, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East: History, Religion, Political Economy, Politics, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 80

Forms of œcumenical council

pluralœcumenical councils

Questions about œcumenical council

What is œcumenical council the archaic spelling of?
Œcumenical council is the archaic spelling of ecumenical council.

Words near œcumenical council in the dictionary

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