lateran council

Noun
  1. Any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace (synset 108332124)
    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
    subtypes:
    • first lateran council - the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels'
    • second lateran council - the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia
    • third lateran council - the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses
    • fourth lateran council - the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation
    • fifth lateran council - the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey

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