NOUN | location | Constantinople, Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul | the largest city and former capital of Turkey |
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group | Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople | the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern ... / eastern and western churches | |
group | Constantinople, Third Council of Constantinople | the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human | |
group | Constantinople, Second Council of Constantinople | the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic | |
group | Constantinople, First Council of Constantinople | the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed |
Sounds | kaa.nstaentahnow'pahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church. | |
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Synonyms | Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul | |
Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
Part of | Turkey, Republic of Turkey | A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans |
Parts | Bosporus Bridge | A suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul |
Chalcedon, Kadikoy | A former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul) | |
Hagia Sophia, Hagia Sofia, Santa Sophia, Santa Sofia | A 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul | |
Spanish | Constantinopla, Estambul, Istambul, Istanbul | |
Catalan | Constantinoble, Estambul, Istambul, Istanbul |
Meaning | The council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern ... / eastern and western churches. | |
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Synonym | Fourth Council of Constantinople | |
Broader | council | (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine |
Spanish | Constantinopla |
Meaning | The sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human. | |
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Synonym | Third Council of Constantinople | |
Broader | 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 |
Catalan | Concili de Constantinoble III |
Meaning | The fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic. | |
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Synonym | Second Council of Constantinople | |
Broader | 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 |
Catalan | Concili de Constantinoble II |
Meaning | The second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed. | |
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Synonym | First Council of Constantinople | |
Broader | 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 |
Catalan | Primer Concili de Constantinoble |
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