Meaning | Any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace. |
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Narrower | Fifth Lateran Council | The council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey |
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First Lateran Council | The first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123 |
Fourth Lateran Council | The Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages |
Second Lateran Council | The second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia |
Third Lateran Council | The Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies / heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses |
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 |
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