conciliar

American  

[kuhn-sil-ee-er] / kənˈsɪl i ər /

adjective

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

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conciliar British  

/ kənˈsɪlɪə /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• conciliarly adverb
• preconciliar adjective

Etymology

Origin of conciliar

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

Example Sentences

After the conclusion of the Great Schism, some attempts were made to resolve such doubts and misgivings by granting more authority to councils of clergy rather than popes through the conciliar movement.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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 • Oct. 30, 2017

Last week a pillar of the conciliar generation, Belgium's Leo-Jozef Cardinal Suenens, said that carrying out the duties of the papacy is "humanly impossible."

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Second Vatican Council, L�ger spoke out in favor of a conciliar statement on religious freedom and for a change in church doctrine that would allow for the possibility of artificial birth control.

From Time Magazine Archive

In any event, with this one possible and extremely doubtful exception, there was no conciliar legislation affecting the practice of usury on the part of the laity until the eighth century.

From An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching by O'Brien, George