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Ephesus

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Noun

1. ephesus

an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity

2. council of ephesus, ephesus

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ephesus

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noun
(in ancient Greece) a major trading city on the W coast of Asia Minor: famous for its temple of Artemis (Diana); sacked by the Goths (262 ad)

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Ephesus

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ancient Greek city in W Asia Minor, near what is now Izmir, Turkey: site of a large temple of Artemis (c. 550 b.c.-a.d. 260)

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

Ephesus

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An ancient city of Greek Asia Minor in present-day western Turkey. Its temple, dedicated to Artemis, or in Roman times Diana, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Saint Paul visited the city on his missionary journeys.

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