council of trent

Noun
  1. A council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers;
    Redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy (synset 108334459)
    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

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