Chalcedon (n.)

  1. a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon

    [ Syn: chalcedon , kadikoy ]

  2. the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ

    [ Syn: chalcedon , council of chalcedon ]

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