church council

noun

A formal meeting of bishops and church representatives who are brought together to regulate points of doctrine or discipline.

Similar
synod
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Meanings

nounchurch council (plural church councils)

plural church councils

  1. A formal meeting of bishops and church representatives who are brought together to regulate points of doctrine or discipline.

    Synonyms: synod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA formal meeting of bishops and church representatives who are brought together to regulate points of doctrine or discipline.

Similar
synod

Translations

Arabic مَجْمَع
  • مَجْمَع (majmaʕ)formal meeting of bishops and church representatives
Latin concilium, synodus
  • conciliumformal meeting of bishops and church representatives
  • synodusformal meeting of bishops and church representatives
Swedish kyrkomöte, koncilium
  • kyrkomöteformal meeting of bishops and church representatives
  • konciliumformal meeting of bishops and church representatives
Vietnamese công đồng
  • công đồngformal meeting of bishops and church representatives
Cite this entry
APA

church council. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/church%20council

MLA

“church council.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/church%20council. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “church council,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/church%20council.

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