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- noun a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy
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Well, one of the many official reactions of the Rome-based church was something called the Council of Trent, which was a task force that met for 20 years in the city of Trent, to try to figure out where we went wrong and to expose the laxities and abuses that led to the reformation.
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Under those terms the Council of Trent included the doctrine of the schoolmen about “meritum de congruo,” as both Hosius and Andradius confess, in the defence of that council.
The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965
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The Council of Trent was the 18th oecumenical council of the Church, assembled at Trent, a town in the Austrian Tyrol, and sat, with certain interruptions, from December 13, 1545, until December 4,
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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The most important event regarding the administration of the censorship after the Council of Trent was the institution of a special congregation, the S.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The Council of Trent was the first since that of Nicæa that took a positive step towards a reform of the calendar.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Pallavicino's History of the Council of Trent was the principal work on this important ecclesiastical assembly.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The Council of Trent was the first to apply the term indiscriminately to rulings concerning faith and discipline (decreta de fide, de reformatione).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Council of Trent, which is an authoritative exposition of Romanist theology, we read that the "identical body" shall be restored, though "without deformities or superfluities;" restored that "as it was a partner in the man's deeds, so it may be a partner in his punishments."
The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863
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Sit down, have a kind of Council of Trent, you know, where the church decided, what are our doctrines?
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Lastly, we have the great Council of Trent, which is not received in France in matters of discipline; but its doctrine is indisputable, since, as Fra Paolo Sarpi tells us, the Holy Ghost arrived at Trent from Rome every week in the courier’s bag.
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