Definitions

1. adjective

Of or pertaining to Chalcedon, a city in ancient Bithynia, or relating to the Chalcedonian doctrine.

“The chalcedonous patriarch’s stance on the nature of Christ was met with controversy.”

2. noun

A member of the Chalcedonians, a Christian sect that accepted the Chalcedonian doctrine.

“The historian studied the chalcedonous community in the Byzantine Empire.”