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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Chalcedon
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, on the Bosporus: ecumenical council a.d. 451.

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

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

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. chalcedon
a city of Bithynia, at the entrance of the Thracian Bosphorus, where the fourth Council of the Church was held in 451, which defined the orthodox conception of Christ as God-man.

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