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chal·ce·do·ni·an I. \|kalsə|dōnēən, -nyən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chalcedon, ancient city (now Kadiköy) in Asia Minor opposite Byzantium (from Latin, from Greek Chalkēdōn) + English -ian : of or relating to Chalcedon, the ecumenical council held there in A.D. 451, or the teachings of the council II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : one who adheres to the doctrinal decisions of the ecumenical council held in Chalcedon in A.D. 451; especially : a non-Monophysite orthodox Christian |