chalcedon
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1. the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | ecumenical council, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.group) |
2. a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | town, |
| definition | : | an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | constantinople, istanbul, stamboul, stambul, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
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