chalcedon

NOUN /kælsɪ,dɑn/

9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

chalcedon is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3H4A1L1C3E1D2O1N1

3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51

MEANING

What does chalcedon mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

A former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon.

SYNONYMS

The fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ.

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