council
pronunciation
How to pronounce council in British English:
UK [ˈkaʊnsl]
How to pronounce council in American English:
US [ˈkaʊnsl]
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- Noun:
- a body serving in an administrative capacity
- (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- a meeting of people for consultation
Word Origin
- council
- council: [12] Etymologically, a council is a body that has been ‘called together’ or ‘summoned’. Latin concilium meant ‘assembly, meeting’; it was formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and calāre ‘call, summon’. It passed into English via Anglo-Norman cuncile. It has no direct etymological connection with counsel, but the two are so similar that their meanings have tended to merge at various points down the centuries. Latin concilium also formed the basis of the verb conciliāre, which originally meant ‘bring together, unite’. Its metaphorical sense ‘make more friendly, win over’ is preserved in English conciliate [16].=> conciliate
- council (n.)
- early 12c., from Anglo-French cuncile, from Old North French concilie (Old French concile, 12c.) "assembly; council meeting; body of counsellors," from Latin concilium "group of people, meeting," from com- "together" (see com-) + calare "to call" (see claim (v.)). Tendency to confuse it in form and meaning with counsel has been consistent since 16c.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Half of the new council attend the same church .
- 2. The european council is currently rebooted every six months .
- 3. The second council of constantinople closed .
- 4. But the council worker 's son was hungry for something bigger .
- 5. Reluctantly , the council signed the deal .