adjective
- relating to or involving a council, especially an ecclesiastical council
Usage: formal; ecclesiastical
Examples
- The conciliar decisions were binding on all members of the church.
- Medieval conciliar movements sought to limit papal authority.
- The bishop attended the conciliar meeting to discuss reforms.
- Conciliar documents from the Vatican Council are still studied today.
- The conciliar approach emphasized collective decision-making.
- Historians debate the effectiveness of conciliar governance in the church.