Dictionary formconcilium, concilii(neuter)
Translation
council, assembly; meeting, gathering
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | concilium | concilia |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | concilium | concilia |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | concilium | concilia |
| Genitiveof | concilii | conciliorum |
| Dativeto, for | concilio | conciliis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | concilio | conciliis |
Examples
convocavit.
The king summoned a council at once.
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The whole matter was handled in the council.
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The bishops came to the council.
catholicam definivit.
The council defined the catholic faith.
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Assemblies of the people were often held.
Concilium, concilii, n., second declension, from con- plus calo, "to call together": a body of people who have been summoned to one place.
The trap is one letter wide. Consilium means advice, a plan, or the deliberating body that gives it, and the two words are muddled constantly by students and by medieval scribes, so manuscripts are not a reliable guide. The working rule: concilium is the meeting, consilium is what the meeting decides. The church took concilium for its councils - Nicaea, Chalcedon, Trent - and English inherited the same confusable pair as council and counsel, which is at least a warning built into the language.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: concilium, doctrina, oceanus and 7 more words.