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  1. Greek oikoumenikos `of the whole world' a
  2. meeting of church leaders worldwide to
  3. determine Christian doctrine; their results
  4. are binding on all church members. Seven such
  5. councils are accepted as ecumencial by both
  6. Eastern and Western churches, while the Roman
  7. Catholic Church accepts a further 14 as
  8. ecumenical.
  9.