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conciliarist

UK/kənˈsɪlɪəɹɪst/

conciliarist noun: a believer in conciliarism; someone who thinks the highest authority of the Church is found in ecumenical councils.

Noun

conciliarist (plural conciliarists)

  1. A believer in conciliarism; someone who thinks the highest authority of the Church is found in ecumenical councils.
    • Conciliarists never achieved consensus as to how to define the Church or account for the authority of a council.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, New York: Penguin Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 561

Forms of conciliarist

pluralconciliarists

Origin of conciliarist

From conciliar + -ist.

Questions about conciliarist

What does conciliarist mean?
Conciliarist means a believer in conciliarism; someone who thinks the highest authority of the Church is found in ecumenical councils.
What part of speech is conciliarist?
Conciliarist is a noun.
How do you pronounce conciliarist?
Conciliarist is pronounced /kənˈsɪlɪəɹɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of conciliarist?
The plural of conciliarist is conciliarists.

Words near conciliarist in the dictionary

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

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