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

For one thing, many members of the still-powerful Roman Curia, and conservative prelates in such countries as Ireland, Spain and Italy, are likely to give only lip service to conciliar decrees.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the exciting conciliar years 1962-65, Catholic publishing enjoyed a remarkable boom that inspired what Cross Currents Editor Joseph Cunneen calls "unreal expectations."

From Time Magazine Archive

It will be seen, then, that the crime was one that might fall either under ecclesiastical or conciliar jurisdiction and the particular circumstances usually determined finally the jurisdiction.

From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace