Chalcedon

[ kal-si-don, kal-seed-n ]

noun

1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium.
2. Council of, the ecumenical council held there in a.d. 451.

Other Words From

• Chal·ce·do·ni·an [kal-si-, doh, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

The Coptic Church separated from other Christian denominations at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, in a dispute over the human and divine nature of Jesus Christ.

From BBC

In the early third century Herophilus of Chalcedon, the brilliant Alexandrian anatomist, invented a device for timing the pulse.

From Literature

The Council of Chalcedon was another hundred years later in 451, when it standardized theology that that Christ was fully human and fully God.

From Time

The Chalcedon Foundation posted a brief blog about Phillips’ death, calling him a “longtime Chalcedon colleague and supporter, and close personal friend to R. J. Rushdoony.”

From Salon

And second, that the schism in the church after the Council of Chalcedon in AD451 was a major turning point in ecclesiastical history.

From The Guardian