constantinople

Noun
  1. The largest city and former capital of Turkey;
    Rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century;
    Renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire;
    Now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church (synset 109064260)
    is an instance of: city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    has:
    • bosporus bridge - a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
    • hagia sofia, hagia sophia, santa sofia, santa sophia - a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century
    • chalcedon, kadikoy - a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
    is a part of: republic of turkey, turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
    same as: istanbul, stamboul, stambul
  2. The council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches (synset 108331831)
    is a type of: council - (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
    same as: fourth council of constantinople
  3. The sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human (synset 108331431)
    is a type of: ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
    same as: third council of constantinople
  4. The fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic (synset 108331257)
    is a type of: ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
    same as: second council of constantinople
  5. The second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed (synset 108330720)
    is a type of: ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline
    same as: first council of constantinople

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