ecumenical council

Ecumenical council — This article is about ecumenical councils in general. For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. For the Salvador Dalí painting, see The Ecumenical Council (painting). Part of a series on Christianity …   Wikipedia

Ecumenical council — Ecumenic Ec u*men ic, Ecumenical Ec u*men ic*al, a. [L. oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to inhabit, from o i^kos house, dwelling. See {Economy}.] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Ecumenical council — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ecumenical council — a solemn assembly in the Roman Catholic Church, convoked and presided over by the pope and composed of cardinals, bishops, and certain other prelates whose decrees, when confirmed by the pope, become binding. Also, Ecumenical Council. * * * …   Universalium

Ecumenical Council — Общая лексика: Экуменический совет …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

ecumenical council — Общая лексика: Экуменический совет …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Ecumenical Council — General subject: Ecu Con …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

Reformed Ecumenical Council — The Reformed Ecumenical Council is an international organization of Calvinist Churches. It has 39 member denominations from 25 countries in its membership, and those churches have about 12 million people together. It was founded in 1946 as the… …   Wikipedia

Polish Ecumenical Council — ( pl. Polska Rada Ekumeniczna) founded in 1946 to promote interchurch cooperation includes nearly all churches except the Polish Catholic Church. In 1989 member churches included the Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Reformed, and Old… …   Wikipedia

Fifth Ecumenical Council — Религия: (553, the council of the Christian church, meeting under the presidency of Eutychius, patriarch of Constantinople) Пятый Вселенский собор …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь