Term
Conciliarism
A 14th- and 15th-century reform movement advocating for the superiority of an ecumenical council over the pope.
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Definition
A reform movement in the 14th and 15th centuries having as its central motif the superiority of an ecumenical council over the pope.
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- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 224Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 224.
Last revised August 14, 2026