First Council of Constantinople

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First Council of Constantinople - the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed Constantinople ecumenical council - (early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline; "the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church"