Constantinople
[,kɔnstænti'nəupl]
Definition
(noun.) the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed.
(noun.) the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic.
(noun.) the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human.
(noun.) the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches.
Typist: Ralph--From WordNet
Examples
- He came by sea from Constantinople to Athens. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For many centuries Constantinople was the greatest and richest city in the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The emperor at Constantinople was, in theory at least, still emperor. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ah, a beggar has to have exceedingly good points to make a living in Constantinople. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Constantinople makes a noble picture. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Constantinople was invested, trenches dug, and advances made. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They surrounded the shrunken empire of Constantinople on every side. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Their minister at Constantinople was urged to make the necessary perquisitions, and should his existence be ascertained, to demand his release. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In 543 ten thousand people had died in one day in Constantinople. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had an order from Constantinople to look out for our party, and see that we carried nothing off. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Though, after all, he added, it didn't matter; for when you'd seen Athens and Smyrna and Constantinople, what else was there? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The illustrious dogs of Constantinople barked their under jaws off, and even then failed to do us justice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- So we took up the anchor and moved outside, to lie a dozen hours or so, taking in supplies, and then sail for Constantinople. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We set sail for Constantinople to-day, but some of us little care for that. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I thought I was lazy, but I am a steam-engine compared to a Constantinople dog. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Edited by Jeremy