ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Conciliar

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kənˈsɪlɪə/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Conciliar is an adjective meaning (formal, uncommon) Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.

Meaning

(formal, uncommon) Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.

Example Sentences

This was the era which witnessed the beginnings of the conciliar movement, which sought to subordinate the papacy to the decisions of Church Councils.
The next few years saw increasing tension between those wishing to develop this conciliar mechanism and successive popes seeking to build on the papacy's newly restored integrity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conciliary, concordatory, postconciliar, consistorial, ecclesiastic, canonical.

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