ecumenical council

collocation in English

meaningsofecumenicalandcouncil

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ecumenical
adjective
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/ˌek.juˈmen.ɪk.əl/us
/ˌek.jəˈmen.ɪk.əl/
encouraging the different Christian Churches ...
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council
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
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/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a ...
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(Definition ofecumenicalandcouncilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In spite of the considerable improvements in relations between the churches, anecumenicalcouncilon this matter is not a realistic possibility at present.
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He was also known for assisting in the translation of the sixthecumenicalcouncilafter most likely attending said council.
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The parameters of their usage were clearly spelled out by the 7thecumenicalcouncil.
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In the final analysis, only anotherecumenicalcouncilcould introduce such an alteration.
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Sometimes the phrase general synod or general council refers to anecumenicalcouncil.
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The doctrine does not claim that every aspect of everyecumenicalcouncilis infallible.
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He celebrated anecumenicalcouncilfrom 1572 to 1574.
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This was further affirmed at the sixthecumenicalcouncilin 680.
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He became more interested once the hope for anecumenicalcouncilbegan to fade.
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However, a council, claiming to be ecumenical, had abolished the veneration of icons, so psychologically anotherecumenicalcouncilwas necessary for its restoration.
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However, not all issues are so difficult as to require anecumenicalcouncilto resolve.
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He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of anecumenicalcouncilto address the iconoclast controversy.
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If it had continued, it would have qualified as anecumenicalcouncil.
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Later ecumenical councils applied this regulation to the laity.
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The ecumenical councils followed a democratic form, with each bishop having one vote.
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While being archbishop he celebrated and presided the provincial ecumenical councils of 1587, 159192, 1598 y 1602.
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The council's ecumenical status was never acknowledged, for the time solidifying the idea that the convening of ecumenical councils was an imperial prerogative.
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