ecumenical council
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(early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church
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- council hypernym
- First Council of Nicaea hyponym
- First Council of Constantinople hyponym
- Council of Ephesus hyponym
- Council of Chalcedon hyponym
- Second Council of Constantinople hyponym
- Third Council of Constantinople hyponym
- Second Council of Nicaea hyponym
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | council |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | First Council of Nicaea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | First Council of Constantinople |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Council of Ephesus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Council of Chalcedon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Second Council of Constantinople |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Third Council of Constantinople |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Second Council of Nicaea |