oecumenical
Britishadjective
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In text-books we find clear lines drawn between diocesan, provincial, national, patriarchal and oecumenical synods; but the first thousand years of church history do not justify the sharpness of the traditional distinction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
The powers which the pope as bishop of the church in Rome had exercised over its synods he now extended to the oecumenical councils.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
The Council of Trent was the 18th oecumenical council of the Church, assembled at Trent, a town in the Austrian Tyrol, and sat, with certain interruptions, from December 13, 1545, until December 4, 1563.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
It was during his pontificate that the 6th oecumenical council was held at Constantinople, to which he sent his legates and those from a Roman council held in 679.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
It is neither that of the city, nor that of the country alone—neither national, oecumenical, nor provincial, nor a mixture of all.
From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.
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