people living in a large densely populated municipality | the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism |
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts | the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images |
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter | an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325 |