HyperDic: second_council_of_nicaea

English > 1 sense of the expression Second Council of Nicaea:
NOUNgroupSecond Council of Nicaea, Nicaeathe seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images
English > Second Council of Nicaea: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images.
SynonymNicaea
Broaderecumenical 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
CatalanSegon Concili de Nicea

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