1. Chalcedon - Noun
2. Chalcedon - Proper noun
a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
Source: WordNetAdditionally, Jerusalem was recognized at the Council of Chalcedon as one of the major sees. Source: Internet
Birley, Marcus Aurelius, 69. He disdained philosophy and philosophers, and looked down on Marcus' sessions with Apollonius of Chalcedon and others in this circle. Source: Internet
Brill 2009, pp. 193-202; K.H. Uthemann, 'Anastasius the Sinaite' in A. Di Berardino, Patrology: the Eastern fathers from the Council of Chalcedon (451) to John of Damascus (+750). Source: Internet
Chalcedonian Christianity is the religious doctrine of those Christian churches which accept the Definition of Chalcedon (from the year 451 AD). Source: Internet
Cyril died about 444, but the controversies were to continue for decades, from the "Robber Synod" of Ephesus (449) to the Council of Chalcedon (451) and beyond. Source: Internet
From the Christological viewpoint, the council adopted hypostasis, i.e. coexisting natures, but its language was less definitive than the 451 Council of Chalcedon. Source: Internet