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Council of Vienne

Council of Vienne

9.9
A church meeting in 1311–1312 that looks into the Knights Templar, plans a crusade, and starts changes for priests
  • proper noun
translation icon : Concilio de Vienne
  • What did the Council of Vienne decide?

Examples

  • One outcome of the Council of Vienne was the dissolution of the legendary order of knights.

  • Scholars continue to debate the motivations behind the decisions of the Council of Vienne.

  • The Council of Vienne marked a turning point in the history of the Knights Templar.

  • The Council of Vienne was important.

  • The reforms initiated by the Council of Vienne aimed to address corruption within the clergy.

  • During the Council of Vienne, leaders discussed plans for a new crusade to the Holy Land.

  • The Council of Vienne investigated the activities of the Knights Templar in the early 14th century.

Synonyms

Vienne
vsCouncil of Vienne
9.9

A church council from 1311 to 1313 about the Knights Templar and church reform

spans a shorter time only 1311 to 1312 not to 1313

Surface Forms

Council of Vienne main

Morphology

council + of + Vienne

This is a straightforward compositional place-name construction: 'council' (an assembly) + 'of' + 'Vienne' (a proper place name) denotes an assembly associated with or held at Vienne. Such noun + of + proper-name patterns are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand it refers to a council located at Vienne, even if they lack the historical details.

Etymology

Council of Vienne is the name of a large church 'meeting' held in the town of Vienne in 1311–1312. The word Council means a meeting of church leaders, and at that meeting they looked into the Knights Templar and planned changes, so the name refers to that specific historical event.