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Chalcedon

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Noun

1. chalcedon, kadikoy

a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon

2. chalcedon, council of chalcedon

the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chalcedon

see synonyms of chalcedon
ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chalcedon

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An ancient Greek city of northwest Asia Minor on the Bosporus near present-day Istanbul. An important Christian ecclesiastical center, it was the site of an important ecumenical council (AD 451), which met to resolve questions concerning the nature of the Incarnation.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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