Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conciliar

/kənˈsɪlɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: con-cil-iar
IPA: /kənˈsɪlɪə/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.

Formal

Example Sentences

"The next few years saw increasing tension between those wishing to develop this conciliar mechanism and successive popes seeking to build on the papacy's newly restored integrity."
"This was the era which witnessed the beginnings of the conciliar movement, which sought to subordinate the papacy to the decisions of Church Councils."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conciliāris.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kənˈsɪlɪə/

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

more conciliar (comparative) most conciliar (superlative)

Derived Forms

conciliarism conciliarist conciliarity conciliarly postconciliar preconciliar

Phrases

conciliar republic pre-conciliar

Synonyms

councillary

Questions

How do you pronounce conciliar?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɪlɪə/.
What does conciliar mean?: Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.
Where does conciliar come from?: Borrowed from Latin conciliāris.

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