1. the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms; [syn: Second Vatican Council, Vatican II]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Second Vatican Council
n 1: the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the
universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made
other reforms [syn: Second Vatican Council, Vatican II]