conciliar

[ kuhn-sil-ee-er ]

/ kənˈsɪl i ər /

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adjective

of, relating to, or issued by a council.

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Origin of conciliar

1650–60; <Latin concili(um) council + -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM conciliar

con·cil·i·ar·ly, adverbpre·con·cil·i·ar, adjective

Words nearby conciliar

conchoidal, conchology, Conchos, conchy, concierge, conciliar, conciliate, conciliation, conciliator, conciliatory, concinnate

How to use conciliar in a sentence

It was that kind of ecclesiastical polity which has become known as Presbyterian, but which might be better called Conciliar.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)|Thomas M. Lindsay
The same universal aspect appeared once more in the age of the conciliar movement, at the beginning of the 15th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
In the reign of Henry VI conciliar and ecclesiastical authorities both took part at different times and in different ways.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718|Wallace Notestein
Two silentiarii, having mended their fine pens of Egyptian reed, got ready to write down the conciliar debate.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

So personal had the system of jurisdiction become that even the trials of bishops ceased to be necessarily conciliar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

British Dictionary definitions for conciliar

conciliar

/ (kənˈsɪlɪə) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of conciliar

conciliarly, adverb

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