COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church

Synonyms:

Constance; Council of Constance

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Council of Constance" is a kind of...):

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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