chalcedon

Noun
  1. A former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul);
    Site of the Council of Chalcedon (synset 109063674)
    is an instance of: town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    is a part of: constantinople, istanbul, stamboul, stambul - 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
    same as: kadikoy
  2. The fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ (synset 108331083)
    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: council of chalcedon

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