Definition that contains lateran palace
- lateran the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
- first lateran council the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels'
- lateran council any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace
- lateran treaty the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state