- First Vatican Council
- nounthe Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra• Syn: ↑Vatican I• Hypernyms: ↑Vatican Council
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First Vatican Council — Vatican Council I Date 1869–70 (formally closed in 1960 prior to Vatican II) Accepted by Catholicism, with exception of Old Catholic Church Previous council Council of Trent Next council … Wikipedia
First Vatican Council — noun → Vatican Council (def. 1) …
Vatican Council — Vatican Coun|cil, the either of two important series of meetings in the Roman Catholic Church, in which leading members of the church discussed questions of belief and practice. The First Vatican Council (1869 70) developed the idea that the Pope … Dictionary of contemporary English
Vatican Council — /vætɪkən ˈkaʊnsəl/ (say vatikuhn kownsuhl) noun 1. Also, Vatican I. First Vatican Council, the 20th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church, held in Rome in 1869–70, best known for its decree affirming the doctrine of papal infallibility …
Vatican Council — noun each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church • Hypernyms: ↑council • Hyponyms: ↑First Vatican Council, ↑Vatican I, ↑Second Vatican Council, ↑Vatican II … Useful english dictionary
Vatican Council, Second — (1962–65) 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church, announced by Pope John XXIII. It has come to symbolize the church s readiness to acknowledge the circumstances of the modern world. Among the most notable of the 16 documents enacted … Universalium
VATICAN COUNCIL — the First Vatican Council which was highly CONSERVATIVE and emphasized differences between ROMAN CATHOLICISM and PROTESTANT CHURCHES was held in Rome during 1869 and 1870 as the twentieth Ecumenical Council. The Council ended abruptly with the … Concise dictionary of Religion
Vatican Council — The First Vatican Council took place in 1869 1870 and was the 20th of ecumenical councils recognized by Roman Catholicism.The Second Vatican Council took place in the 1962 1965 and was the 21st … Wikipedia
Vatican Council — • The twentieth and up to 1912, the last ecumenical council, opened on 8 December, 1869, and adjourned on 20 October, 1870 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vatican Council Vatican Council … Catholic encyclopedia
Vatican Council, First — ; Vatican Council I This term refers to the ecumenical or general council of the Roman Catholic Church that was convened by Pope Pius IX (1846 1878). Although the council, which met from 1869 to 1870, issued a constitution treating creation,… … Glossary of theological terms
