conciliarity

  • 1Conciliarity — refers to the adherence of various Christian communities to the authority of ecumenical councils and to synodal church government. It is not to be confused with conciliarism, which refers to a particular historical movement within the Catholic… …

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  • 2conciliarity — con·cil·i·ar·i·ty …

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  • 3conciliarity — kənˌsilēˈarəd.ē noun ( es) : the principle of government found in Eastern Orthodox churches that places final authority in representative councils compare sobornost …

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  • 4Episcopal polity — is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos ). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Orthodox,… …

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  • 5Christian theology — The Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt, 1631 See also: History of Christian theology and Outline of Christian theology Christian doctrine redirects here. For the United States Court case known by that name, see G.L. Christian and associates v. US.… …

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  • 6Ecclesiastical polity — is the operational and governance structure of a church or Christian denomination. It also denotes the ministerial structure of the church and the authority relationships between churches. Polity is closely related to Ecclesiology, the study of… …

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  • 7Conciliar — may refer to: Conciliarity, conciliar authority Conciliarism, a movement in Roman Catholicism emphasising Conciliarity This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link …

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  • 8sobornost — rˌnȯst noun ( s) Etymology: Russian, literally, conciliarity, from sobornyĭ conciliar, from sobor council : spiritual harmony based on freedom and unity in love : ecumenicity; …

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  • 9ИОАНН (ЗИЗИУЛАС) — Иоанн (Зизиулас [греч. ᾿Ιωάννης Ζηζιούλας] (род. 10.01.1931, с. Катафийон, близ г. Козани, Греция), митр. Пергамский (с 1986), богослов. Жизнь Иоанн (Зизиулас), митр. Пергамский, на конференции «Святитель Василий Великий отец и учитель Церкви» в… …

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