concilia

concilia — noun

1. formal meetings of Christian church leaders gathered to decide matters of doctri

1.名詞C1
釋義

formal meetings of Christian church leaders gathered to decide matters of doctrine, discipline, or church policy — for example, the ecumenical councils of the early church that established the core creeds.

例句

The theology students spent the semester studying the ecumenical concilia of the fourth century.

adjective collocation: ecumenical concilia

Professor Chen's latest book examines how the early concilia shaped Christian worship practices.

同義詞
  • councils

    general term; 'council' is far more common in everyday English

  • synods

    specifically refers to church assemblies, often at a regional level rather than universal

  • assemblies

    broader term for any gathering; lacks the ecclesiastical specificity of 'concilia'

文法句型

plural form of concilium; used with plural verbs

用法筆記

Always treated as a plural noun. The singular is 'concilium', though it is rarely used in modern English. This term appears almost exclusively in ecclesiastical history and theological writing.

常見錯誤

❌The concilia was held in Nicaea.
✅The concilia were held in Nicaea.
💡'Concilia' is a plural noun and requires a plural verb.
❌The Roman concilia met to discuss trade laws.
✅The Roman council met to discuss trade laws.
💡'Concilia' refers specifically to church councils, not secular governing bodies.