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Trent

Trent

8 4.8
An old city in northern Italy on the Adige River where the Council of Trent met
  • proper noun
translation icon : Trento
  • Many historians regard Trent as an important center for the Catholic Reformation.
  • Council of Trent
  • Trent University

Examples

  • According to Vittorio Peri, the Council of Trent was a wholly Western council.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Not until the Council of Trent does a church document identify marriage as a sacrament that confers grace.

    Academic text (2009)

  • - The Council of Trent!

    Back to School (1986)

  • Its approach here was not so different from that of the Council of Trent.

    Academic text (2001)

  • And the Council of Trent really clamped down on this stuff.

  • And the Catechism of the Council of Trent is very clear and lacks ambiguity, too.

    Blog text (16)

  • Canon IX of the Twenty-second session of the Council of Trent specifically addresses both of these.

    Blog text (31)

  • Limited by the religious wars after 1600, the Council of Trent's rulings saw more systematic adoption.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The Council of Trent, held in the city of Trent, addressed key issues of the Catholic Church.

  • Travelers often visit Trent to see its beautiful architecture and rich history.

Synonyms

Trento
vsTrent
1 6.1

A city in northern Italy on the River Adige that is known for the Council of Trent

has identical meaning but uses the anglicized form

Compounds

Council of Trent
1 9.9

Meetings of the Catholic Church in Trento from 1545 to 1563 that made Catholic teaching clearer and changed practice

River Trent
3.1

A large river in central England that flows northeast to join the Ouse and form the Humber Estuary

Surface Forms

Trent main

Etymology

Trent (the Italian city called Trento) comes from the Latin Tridentum, which means 'three teeth' and is the same root as trident. So the name points to the town's three hills or river branches.