"ecumenical council" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ecumenical councils [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|EL.|concilium oecumenicum|alt=oecūmenicum concilium}} Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin oecūmenicum concilium Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecumenical council (plural ecumenical councils)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: oecumenical council, œcumenical council [archaic] Translations (universal church council): concile œcuménique [masculine] (French), ökumenisches Konzil [neuter] (German), egyetemes zsinat (Hungarian), concilium oecūmenicum [neuter] (Latin), conciliu ecumenic [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-ecumenical_council-en-noun--icNs7-L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity

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