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ecumenical council (ĕk´yōōmĕn´Ĭkəl) [Gr.,=universal], in Christendom, council of church leaders, the decisions of which are accep… Restore , re·store / riˈstôr/ • v. [tr.] bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate: the government restored confidence in the ho… Council Of Basel , Basel, Council of
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