Ephesus

//ˈɛfɪsəs// name

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Noun
  1. 1
    the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey. historical

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council of ephesuscouncil of ephesusselçuk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

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