Constance
['kɔnstəns]
Definition
(noun.) the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church.
(noun.) a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River.
Editor: Roxanne--From WordNet
Examples
- Some believe that Count Zeppelin, an officer of the German army has solved the great problem, especially since the ascent of his ship made on July 2, 1900, at Lake Constance. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This was at the time of the Great Schism, just before the Council of Constance (1414-1418) gathered to discuss the scandalous disorder of the church. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Huss was decoyed to Constance under promise of a safe conduct, and he was then put upon his trial for heresy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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