Chalcedonian

American  

[kal-si-dohn-i-uhn] / ˌkæl sɪˈdoʊn ɪ ən /

adjective

1. relating to or emerging from the council of Chalcedon.

2. favoring or adhering to the conclusions of this council, especially the doctrine that Christ had two distinct natures.

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noun

Chalcedonians plural

1. a person who favors or adheres to the conclusions of the council of Chalcedon, especially the doctrine that Christ had two distinct natures.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Chalcedonianism
  noun
• anti-Chalcedonian
  adjective
• non-Chalcedonian
  adjective
• post-Chalcedonian
  adjective
• pre-Chalcedonian
  adjective
• pro-Chalcedonian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Chalcedonians
  plural

Example Sentences

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Chalcedonian Chalcedonians

Since secular-minded modern man does not understand or accept the notion of "divine," he argues, the church must find a logical but nonsupernatural equivalent of what the Chalcedonian Fathers were trying to express.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such beautiful species as Reticulata, the Chalcedonian, and the Peacock are worth growing in pots placed in frames or in a cool greenhouse.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

This is a case in which the Chalcedonian definition is an invaluable guide.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)

The "Chalcedonian giant," Thrasymachus, of whom we have already heard in the Phaedrus, is the personification of the Sophists, according to Plato's conception of them, in some of their worst characteristics.

From The Republic by Jowett, Benjamin

Leaving that point, it approached the Chalcedonian land and there, after performing some sacred rite by night and burying a wooden horse, it vanished.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 6 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus by Foster, Herbert Baldwin

According to the latter the Chalcedonians were eager to destroy the bridge; but Darius was nevertheless able to pass it.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max

He prepared next to attack the Chalcedonians, who had revolted from the Athenians, and had received a Lacedaemonian governor and garrison.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

It was further stipulated by mutual consent and under oaths provided, that the Chalcedonians should continue the payment of their customary tribute to Athens, being also bound to discharge all outstanding debts.

From Hellenica by Dakyns, Henry Graham