conciliar

[ kuhn-sil-ee-er ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or issued by a council.

conciliar

/ kənˈsɪlɪə /

adjective

1. of, from, or by means of a council, esp an ecclesiastical one

Derived Forms

• conˈciliarly, adverb

Other Words From

• con·cili·ar·ly adverb
• precon·cili·ar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conciliar¹

1650–60; < Latin concili ( um ) council + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

As a peritus during the Vatican Council, Baum was responsible for much of the language of Nostra aetate, a conciliar declaration meant to reset relations between Catholics, Jews, and other religious groups.

From Time

Y no era que no lo hubiera pensado antes, acostado en su cama muchas noches sin poder conciliar el sueño, cuál habría sido su suerte de haber crecido al lado de su familia biológica.

From New York Times

“With each day grows the salutary thirst in the Russian church for cleansing from that abomination that has accumulated due to the fault of the church authorities; with each day the thirst deepens in the church for authentic conciliar communion.”

From New York Times

All conciliar and other injunctions for enclosure added a saving clause of “manifest necessity” and this gave an opening for an infinite variety of interpretation.

From Project Gutenberg

These were carried on by both sides as though the conciliar authority was supreme, and the papal assent or confirmation was a matter of no moment, although a papal legate was present in January, 1436, at the conference at Stuhlweissenberg, where the matter was virtually settled.

From Project Gutenberg