COUNCIL OF EPHESUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Council of Ephesus mean? 

• COUNCIL OF EPHESUS (noun)
  The noun COUNCIL OF EPHESUS has 1 sense:

1. the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius

  Familiarity information: COUNCIL OF EPHESUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• COUNCIL OF EPHESUS (noun)

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Meaning:

The third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Council of Ephesus; Ephesus

Hypernyms ("Council of Ephesus" is a kind of...):

ecumenical council ((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)