COUNCIL OF EPHESUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius

Synonyms:

Council of Ephesus; Ephesus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

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)

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