Third Council Of Constantinople (Noun)
Meaning
The sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Third Council of Constantinople was convened in 680 and lasted for nearly a year, formally concluding in 681.
- He acknowledged the authority of the Third Council of Constantinople, affirming the orthodoxy of its decrees against Monothelitism.
- In the sixth century, theologians began to address the controversies surrounding Christ's nature, culminating in the Third Council of Constantinople.
- Historians note the significance of the Third Council of Constantinople, as it definitively rejected Monothelitism and confirmed the doctrine of Christ's two wills.
- The Sixth Ecumenical Council, also known as the Third Council of Constantinople, solidified the dogma on Christ's divine and human natures.