Word: postconciliar
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: post
con
ci
liar
Definition: After the decline of conciliarism; was a reform movement in the 14th-, 15th- and 16th-century Catholic Church which held that supreme authority in the Church resided with an Ecumenical council, apart from, or even against, the pope
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: conciliar
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with
Affix: calō
Language: la
Decoded: calo
Meaning: I call, announce solemnly, call out
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns