lateran council
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1. any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | council, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | first lateran council, |
| definition | : | the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels' (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | second lateran council, |
| definition | : | the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | third lateran council, |
| definition | : | the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | fourth lateran council, |
| definition | : | the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | fifth lateran council, |
| definition | : | the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey (noun.group) |
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