sobornost

noun

so·​bor·​nost

-rˌnȯst

plural -s

: spiritual harmony based on freedom and unity in love : ecumenicity

specifically : the principle of spiritual unity and religious community based on free commitment to a tradition of catholicity interpreted through ecumenical councils of the Eastern Orthodox Church compare conciliarity

Word History

Etymology

Russian, literally, conciliarity, from sobornyĭ conciliar, from sobor council

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