conciliar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conciliāris.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɪlɪə/

Adjective

conciliar (comparative more conciliar, superlative most conciliar)

1. (formal, uncommon) Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.

   Synonym: councillary

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years‎^[1], New York: Penguin Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 560:

     The next few years saw increasing tension between those wishing to develop this conciliar mechanism and successive popes seeking to build on the papacy's newly restored integrity.

   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe‎^[2], London: Allen Lane, →ISBN, page 347:

     This was the era which witnessed the beginnings of the conciliar movement, which sought to subordinate the papacy to the decisions of Church Councils.

Derived terms

• conciliarism
• conciliarist
• conciliarity
• conciliarly
• conciliar republic
• postconciliar
• preconciliar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [kõ.si.liˈa(h)], (faster) /kõ.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [kõ.siˈlja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [kõ.si.liˈa(h)], (faster) /kõ.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [kõ.siˈlja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.liˈa(ɾ)/, (faster) /kõ.siˈlja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [kõ.si.liˈa(χ)], (faster) /kõ.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [kõ.siˈlja(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.si.liˈa(ɻ)/, (faster) /kõ.siˈlja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈljaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈljaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈlja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧ci‧li‧ar

Verb

conciliar (first-person singular present concilio, first-person singular preterite conciliei, past participle conciliado)

1. to compatibilize, to harmonize, to balance

   Não consigo conciliar o emprego com os estudos.

   I can't balance the job with studying.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conciliar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular	Plural
First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	conciliar
Personal	conciliar	conciliares	conciliar	conciliarmos	conciliardes	conciliarem
Gerund
	conciliando
Past participle
Masculine	conciliado	conciliados
Feminine	conciliada	conciliadas
Indicative
Present	concilio	concilias	concilia	conciliamos	conciliais	conciliam
Imperfect	conciliava	conciliavas	conciliava	conciliávamos	conciliáveis	conciliavam
Preterite	conciliei	conciliaste	conciliou	conciliamos1, conciliámos2	conciliastes	conciliaram
Pluperfect	conciliara	conciliaras	conciliara	conciliáramos	conciliáreis	conciliaram
Future	conciliarei	conciliarás	conciliará	conciliaremos	conciliareis	conciliarão
Conditional	conciliaria	conciliarias	conciliaria	conciliaríamos	conciliaríeis	conciliariam
Subjunctive
Present	concilie	concilies	concilie	conciliemos	concilieis	conciliem
Imperfect	conciliasse	conciliasses	conciliasse	conciliássemos	conciliásseis	conciliassem
Future	conciliar	conciliares	conciliar	conciliarmos	conciliardes	conciliarem
Imperative
Affirmative		concilia	concilie	conciliemos	conciliai	conciliem
Negative (não)	não concilies	não concilie	não conciliemos	não concilieis	não conciliem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• conciliação
• concílio

Further reading

• “conciliar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “conciliar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konθiˈljaɾ/ [kõn̟.θiˈljaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /konsiˈljaɾ/ [kõn.siˈljaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧ci‧liar

Etymology 1

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Adjective

conciliar m or f (masculine and feminine plural conciliares)

1. (relational) council

Noun

conciliar m (plural conciliares)

1. councilor, member of a council

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-

Proto-Italic *kalō

Latin calō

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

Latin concilium

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin conciliārebor.

Spanish conciliar

Borrowed from Latin conciliāre.

Verb

conciliar (first-person singular present concilio, first-person singular preterite concilié, past participle conciliado)

1. (transitive) to reconcile, to align (to make things compatible or consistent)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conciliar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive	conciliar
gerund	conciliando
past participle		masculine	feminine
singular	conciliado	conciliada
plural	conciliados	conciliadas
	singular	plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
present	concilio	conciliastú conciliásvos	concilia	conciliamos	conciliáis	concilian
imperfect	conciliaba	conciliabas	conciliaba	conciliábamos	conciliabais	conciliaban
preterite	concilié	conciliaste	concilió	conciliamos	conciliasteis	conciliaron
future	conciliaré	conciliarás	conciliará	conciliaremos	conciliaréis	conciliarán
conditional	conciliaría	conciliarías	conciliaría	conciliaríamos	conciliaríais	conciliarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
present	concilie	conciliestú conciliésvos2	concilie	conciliemos	conciliéis	concilien
imperfect (ra)	conciliara	conciliaras	conciliara	conciliáramos	conciliarais	conciliaran
imperfect (se)	conciliase	conciliases	conciliase	conciliásemos	conciliaseis	conciliasen
future1	conciliare	conciliares	conciliare	conciliáremos	conciliareis	conciliaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
affirmative		conciliatú conciliávos	concilie	conciliemos	conciliad	concilien
negative		no concilies	no concilie	no conciliemos	no conciliéis	no concilien

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of conciliar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

	singular	plural
1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive conciliar	dative	conciliarme	conciliarte	conciliarle, conciliarse	conciliarnos	conciliaros	conciliarles, conciliarse
accusative	conciliarme	conciliarte	conciliarlo, conciliarla, conciliarse	conciliarnos	conciliaros	conciliarlos, conciliarlas, conciliarse
with gerund conciliando	dative	conciliándome	conciliándote	conciliándole, conciliándose	conciliándonos	conciliándoos	conciliándoles, conciliándose
accusative	conciliándome	conciliándote	conciliándolo, conciliándola, conciliándose	conciliándonos	conciliándoos	conciliándolos, conciliándolas, conciliándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative concilia	dative	concíliame	concíliate	concíliale	concílianos	not used	concíliales
accusative	concíliame	concíliate	concílialo, concíliala	concílianos	not used	concílialos, concílialas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative conciliá	dative	conciliame	conciliate	conciliale	concilianos	not used	conciliales
accusative	conciliame	conciliate	concilialo, conciliala	concilianos	not used	concilialos, concilialas
with formal second-person singular imperative concilie	dative	concílieme	not used	concíliele, concíliese	concílienos	not used	concílieles
accusative	concílieme	not used	concílielo, concíliela, concíliese	concílienos	not used	concílielos, concílielas
with first-person plural imperative conciliemos	dative	not used	conciliémoste	conciliémosle	conciliémonos	conciliémoos	conciliémosles
accusative	not used	conciliémoste	conciliémoslo, conciliémosla	conciliémonos	conciliémoos	conciliémoslos, conciliémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative conciliad	dative	conciliadme	not used	conciliadle	conciliadnos	conciliaos	conciliadles
accusative	conciliadme	not used	conciliadlo, conciliadla	conciliadnos	conciliaos	conciliadlos, conciliadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative concilien	dative	concílienme	not used	concílienle	concíliennos	not used	concílienles, concíliense
accusative	concílienme	not used	concílienlo, concílienla	concíliennos	not used	concílienlos, concílienlas, concíliense

Derived terms

• conciliable
• conciliar el sueño
• conciliatorio

Related terms

• conciliábulo
• conciliación
• conciliador
• concilio
• reconciliar

Further reading

• “conciliar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025