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conciliarism

conciliarism noun: the doctrine that the highest ecclesiastical authority is an ecumenical council (rather than a pope).

Noun

conciliarism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that the highest ecclesiastical authority is an ecumenical council (rather than a pope).

Antonyms of conciliarism

Origin of conciliarism

From conciliar + -ism.

Questions about conciliarism

What does conciliarism mean?
Conciliarism means the doctrine that the highest ecclesiastical authority is an ecumenical council (rather than a pope).
What part of speech is conciliarism?
Conciliarism is a noun.

Words near conciliarism in the dictionary

  1. conciliables
  2. conciliabule
  3. conciliabules
  4. conciliant
  5. conciliar
  6. conciliarism
  7. conciliarist
  8. conciliarists
  9. conciliarity
  10. conciliarly
  11. conciliary

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