Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p An ecumenical council (or oecumenical council; also general council) is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world (oikoumene) and which secures the approbation of the whole Church.The word "ecumenical" derives from the Greek language (ἡ) οἰκουμένη (γῆ), which literally means "the inhabited world", but which was also applied more narrowly to mean the Roman Empire. . }
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- Ecumenical_council comment "An ecumenical council (or oecumenical council; also general council) is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world (oikoumene) and which secures the approbation of the whole Church.The word "ecumenical" derives from the Greek language (ἡ) οἰκουμένη (γῆ), which literally means "the inhabited world", but which was also applied more narrowly to mean the Roman Empire. ".