Meaning | Each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Narrower | First Vatican Council, Vatican I | The Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra |
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Second Vatican Council, Vatican II | The Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms |
Broader | 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 |
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Spanish | Consejo del Vaticano |
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