Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun council_of_trent

1 sense of council of trent

Sense 1
Council of Trent -- (a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy)
       => council -- ((Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine)