SECOND COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase second council of constantinople. (close relations)
Definition of SECOND COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
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| assembly | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • a public facility to meet for open discussion • a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose • a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together • the social act of assembling | ||||||||
| conclave | nounn | |||||||
noun • a confidential or secret meeting | ||||||||
| conference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) • an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members • a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | ||||||||
| convention | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large formal assembly • something regarded as a normative example • (diplomacy) an international agreement • orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional • the act of convening | ||||||||
| council | nounn | |||||||
noun • a body serving in an administrative capacity • (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 • a meeting of people for consultation | ||||||||
| gathering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a group of persons together in one place • the social act of assembling • the act of gathering something • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching | ||||||||
| meeting | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formally arranged gathering • a small informal social gathering • a casual or unexpected convergence • the social act of assembling for some common purpose • the act of joining together as one • a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | ||||||||
| synod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business | ||||||||
| constantinople | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • 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 • the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human • the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic • the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed | ||||||||
