conciliarist

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UK/kənˈsɪlɪəɹɪst/

noun

A believer in conciliarism; someone who thinks the highest authority of the Church is found in ecumenical councils.

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Meanings

nounconciliarist (plural conciliarists)

plural conciliarists

  1. A believer in conciliarism; someone who thinks the highest authority of the Church is found in ecumenical councils.

    Conciliarists never achieved consensus as to how to define the Church or account for the authority of a council.

    2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, New York: Penguin Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 561

Origin

From conciliar + -ist.

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Translations

Italian conciliarista
  • conciliaristabeliever in conciliarism
Polish koncyliarysta, koncyliarystka
  • koncyliarystabeliever in conciliarism
  • koncyliarystkabeliever in conciliarism
Cite this entry
APA

conciliarist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conciliarist

MLA

“conciliarist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conciliarist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conciliarist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conciliarist.

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