First Vatican Council

Definitions of First Vatican Council
  1. noun
    the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra
    synonyms: Vatican I
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    Vatican Council
    each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church
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