| NOUN | group | Lateran Council | any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace |
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| 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 |
| 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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