postconciliar

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[pohst-kuhn-sil-ee-er] / ˌpoʊst kənˈsɪl i ər /

adjective

1. occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.

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Etymology

Origin of postconciliar

First recorded in 1965–70; post- + conciliar

Example Sentences

Paul may or may not choose to be a truly postconciliar Pope.

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One seasoned bishop saw in this serenity a sign of a period of consolidation in the church following the "tremors" set off by Vatican II: "The postconciliar polarization and infighting have passed."

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In the postconciliar church, any kind of censorship seems anachronistic, and there is a wide spread feeling among publishers and theologians that the whole system ought to be abandoned.

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Later as president of the Vatican's postconciliar commission on liturgical reform, he was an ardent advocate of vernacular Masses and more simplified rites.

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That would not describe the majority of self-identifying American Catholics, who are distinctly postconciliar, with more than 75% opposing the birth-control ban.

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