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Meanings of general council in English

Russian
вселенские соборы
Portuguese
concílio ecuménico
Catalan
concili ecumènic
Spanish
concilio ecuménico

Conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice.

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        Examples for "ecumenical council"
        Examples for "ecumenical council"
        1
        It was no easy task, in that troublous time, to hold an ecumenical council.
        A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
        2
        The Council of Nicæa was held before there was any definition of the place of an ecumenical council.
        A Source Book for Ancient Church History
        3
        In 1881 he was sent to London, England, to represent the C. M. E. Church in the first ecumenical council.
        Twentieth Century Negro Literature / Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought...
        4
        Then commenced a deliberation, which finished up with insults and a confusion worthy of an ecumenical council of holy fathers.
        Droll Stories — Volume 2
        5
        Msgr John Strynkowski was a student priest in Rome at the time of the ecumenical council, which became known as Vatican II.
        BBC
        1
        The thought of an oecumenical council having its leading feature dislocated by my trifling experiment!
        The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
        2
        An oecumenical council (called by the Latins the 8th) was convoked at Constantinople to decide this matter.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        3
        The Holy Father, Pius IX., has resolved to summon an Oecumenical Council.
        Lothair
        4
        This is reckoned by the Greeks as the Eighth Oecumenical Council.
        The Church and the Barbarians / Being an Outline of the History ...
        5
        He is in Ireland, arranging about the Oecumenical Council.
        Lothair
        1
        Or of presbyters, delegated or sent from the several national churches throughout the Christian world, hence called ecumenical synods, or universal and general councils.
        The Divine Right of Church Government / Wherein it is proved tha...
        Usage of general council in English
        1
        This could be done by a provincial synod or a general council.
        Medieval Europe
        2
        The ' general council' included besides all captains of ships and the masters.
        Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 / Publications of the Navy Reco...
        3
        Why must the decisions of a truly general council be right?-Matt ,xviii
        The Chosen People: A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for...
        4
        And then came the general council with Cadillac in the chair.
        Montlivet
        5
        Sixth general council of the Church, at Constantinople; Monothelite heresy condemned.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04
        6
        The clergy, the magistracy, and the general council were all present.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 18: 1572
        7
        Every rugby union in South Africa is represented on the general council committee.
        The South African
        8
        They meet in general council once a year, and sometimes oftener.
        A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
        9
        Once a week there was a session of the board or general council.
        History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
        10
        I must call a general council of all orders, thirteen of each order.
        The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
        11
        Better not to alienate or sideline himself from the general council.
        Blood and Bone
        12
        On the strength of this, a general council of Gang Bosses was called.
        Armageddon 2419 A. D.
        13
        A general council sat at Constance to reform the clergy in head and members.
        Luther and the Reformation: / The Life-Springs of Our Liberties
        14
        The Sorbonne refused to recognize it and appealed at once to a general council.
        The Age of the Reformation
        15
        This was the last general council of the Church for over three hundred years.
        Early European History
        16
        The governor now summoned a general council of the colony.
        The Crater; Or, Vulcan's Peak: A Tale of the Pacific
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