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ecumenical council, n.

(early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
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ecumenical council

sample sentences

"the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church"

semantic pointers

hypernym

council

hyponym

Nicaea, First Council of Nicaea Constantinople, First Council of Constantinople Ephesus, Council of Ephesus Chalcedon, Council of Chalcedon Constantinople, Second Council of Constantinople Constantinople, Third Council of Constantinople Nicaea, Second Council of Nicaea