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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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... of filioque was subdivided into two questions, whether it were legal, and whether it were orthodox. Perhaps it may not be necessary to boast on this subject of my own impartial indifference; but I must think that the Greeks were strongly supported by the prohibition of the council of Chalcedon, against adding any article whatsoever to the creed of Nice, or rather of Constantinople. [63] In earthly affairs, it is not easy to conceive how an assembly equal of legislators can bind their successors invested with powers equal to their ...
— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 6 • Edward Gibbon



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



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