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Constance

Constance

14 9.9
A meeting of church leaders from 1414 to 1418 that ended a split in the Catholic Church and started reforms
  • proper noun
translation icon : Concilio de Constanza
  • Later in the day they're joined by Constance Markievicz, wealthy socialist and prominent radical nationalist.
  • Constance Rourke
  • Pandulph and Constance

Examples

  • The council of 1414, called Constance, played a crucial role in resolving the Great Schism in the Catholic Church.

  • During the Constance council, representatives debated papal disputes to promote necessary church reforms.

  • Any husband of Constance is a husband of mine.

    Spellbound (1945)

  • "Well?" Constance asked later when she and Charlie were alone in the house.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • My wife, Constance, is a scientist as well.

    The Wife (2018)

  • A friend of yours, Constance Billings, told us where you were.

    Narrow Margin (1990)

  • Eve, this is District Attorney Constance Smith and Detectives McPherson and Campbell.

    Justice Is Mind (2013)

  • The decisions made at Constance significantly impacted the future of the Roman Catholic Church.

Synonyms

Council of Constance
vsConstance
9.9

A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders from 1414 to 1418 that ended a long split over the pope

focuses also on promoting church reform beyond resolving papal disputes

Compounds

Council of Constance
9.9

A meeting of Roman Catholic leaders from 1414 to 1418 that ended a long split over the pope

Lake Constance
3.7

A large lake on the border of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria where the Rhine flows

Surface Forms

Constance main

Etymology

Constance (the council) is named after the town of Constance, whose name comes from Latin Constantia and constans, meaning 'standing firm'. The same root is in the English word constant, so it is easy to remember that the council tried to make the Church steady and united.