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nounthe third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius
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nounan ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianitypart of:
Definition that contains ephesus
- timothy a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus
- ephesian a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus
- ephesian of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people or language or culture
- temple of artemis a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
- artemision at ephesus the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
- pelagianism the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
- pelagius a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)