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council vs ecumenical council

ecumenical council vs council

council and ecumenical council both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
council Yes No No No
ecumenical council Yes No No No
As nouns, ecumenical council is a hyponym of council; that is, ecumenical council is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than council:
  • council: (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
  • ecumenical council: (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
Other hyponyms of council include Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople, Lateran Council, First Council of Lyons, Lyons, Lyons, Second Council of Lyons, Council of Vienne, Vienne, Constance, Council of Constance, Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence, Council of Trent, Vatican Council.
council (noun) ecumenical council (noun)
a meeting of people for consultation (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
a body serving in an administrative capacity
(Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
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