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Council of Chalcedon   Listen
Council of Chalcedon

noun
1.
The fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ.  Synonym: Chalcedon.





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... founded by St. Gregory, who was consecrated bishop of Armenia in the year 302 A.D. Owing to a misunderstanding, this church refused to accept the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.) regarding certain questions of heresies, which led to its gradual separation from the Greek church. In the middle of the fifteenth century arose dissensions, which resulted in a schism; these were mainly occasioned ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXI, 1624 • Various


Words linked to "Council of Chalcedon" :   Chalcedon, ecumenical council


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