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constantinople

/kˌɑnstæntʌnˈoʊpʌl/noun5 syllables

Constantinople means: the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Synonyms for constantinople7

noun, as in the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul

noun, as in 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

Fourth Council of Constantinople

noun, as in the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human

Third Council of Constantinople

noun, as in the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic

Second Council of Constantinople

noun, as in the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed

First Council of Constantinople

What does constantinople mean?5

noun

1

the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

2

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

3

the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human

4

the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic

5

the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with constantinople?1

two syllables

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Constantinople in a sentence

  • It took us six years to conquer Constantinople.CM
  • The conquest of Constantinople marks the end of the Middle Ages.piterkeo

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