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ecumenical council

ecumenical council noun: 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.

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

ecumenical council meaning in Arabic

ecumenical council in Arabic

universal church council
مَجْمَع مَسْكُونِيّ majmaʕ maskūniyy

Forms of ecumenical council

pluralecumenical councils
alternative formoecumenical council
alternative formœcumenical council

Origin of ecumenical council

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium.

Questions about ecumenical council

What does ecumenical council mean?
Ecumenical council means 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.
What is ecumenical council in Arabic?
Ecumenical council in Arabic is مَجْمَع مَسْكُونِيّ (majmaʕ maskūniyy). See Ecumenical council meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ecumenical council?
Ecumenical council is a noun.
What is the plural of ecumenical council?
The plural of ecumenical council is ecumenical councils.

Words near ecumenical council in the dictionary

  1. ecumaniacs
  2. ecumene
  3. ecumenes
  4. ecumenic
  5. ecumenical
  6. ecumenical council
  7. ecumenical councils
  8. ecumenical movement
  9. Ecumenical Patriarch
  10. Ecumenical Patriarchs
  11. ecumenicalism

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