FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does First Council of Constantinople mean?

• FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (noun)
The noun FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE has 1 sense:

1. the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed

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

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• FIRST COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Constantinople; First Council of Constantinople

Hypernyms ("First Council of Constantinople" 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)

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