Conciliar

//kənˈsɪlɪə// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council. formal, uncommon

    "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."

Synonyms

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councillary

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"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conciliāris.

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conciliar republic

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