COUNCIL OF VIENNE

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Meaning:

The council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy

Synonyms:

Council of Vienne; Vienne

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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Council of Vienne" 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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