Robber Council
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The Robber Council is a pejorative name for the Second Council of Ephesus (449 AD), an ecclesiastical assembly later condemned for its violent proceedings and doctrinal irregularities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robber Council canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robber Council Context triple: [Second Council of Ephesus, hasAlias, Robber Council]
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A.
The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a secretive vigilante organization and intricate plots of justice and retribution.
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B.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
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C.
the Traitorous Eight
The Traitorous Eight were a group of engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor, a pivotal company in the birth of Silicon Valley.
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D.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a wrongfully imprisoned lawyer who leverages inside knowledge of a federal judge’s murder to bargain for his freedom and revenge.
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E.
La Loge
La Loge is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting an elegantly dressed couple seated in a theater box, showcasing his mastery of light, fashion, and modern Parisian life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robber Council Target entity description: The Robber Council is a pejorative name for the Second Council of Ephesus (449 AD), an ecclesiastical assembly later condemned for its violent proceedings and doctrinal irregularities.
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A.
The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a secretive vigilante organization and intricate plots of justice and retribution.
-
B.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
-
C.
the Traitorous Eight
The Traitorous Eight were a group of engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor, a pivotal company in the birth of Silicon Valley.
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D.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a wrongfully imprisoned lawyer who leverages inside knowledge of a federal judge’s murder to bargain for his freedom and revenge.
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E.
La Loge
La Loge is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting an elegantly dressed couple seated in a theater box, showcasing his mastery of light, fashion, and modern Parisian life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical council
ⓘ
pejorative name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Latrocinium
ⓘ
linked to:
Latrocinium of Ephesus
Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| associatedWithControversy |
Christological controversy
ⓘ
Monophysitism ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
intimidation of opponents
ⓘ
use of armed monks ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Council of Chalcedon
ⓘ
Pope Leo I ⓘ |
| consideredAs |
heretical council
ⓘ
illegitimate council ⓘ robber synod ⓘ |
| consideredBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
most Chalcedonian churches ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Theodosius II ⓘ |
| convenedByTitle | Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ |
| dateRange | August 449 ⓘ |
| deposed |
Domnus II of Antioch
ⓘ
Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ |
| followedBy | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| hadParticipants |
bishops
ⓘ
imperial officials ⓘ monks ⓘ |
| hasPejorativeNameFor | Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| heldInCity | Ephesus ⓘ |
| heldInEmpire |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| heldInProvince | Roman province of Asia ⓘ |
| heldInYear | 449 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
condemnation of Flavian of Constantinople
ⓘ
doctrinal irregularities ⓘ procedural irregularities ⓘ rehabilitation of Eutyches ⓘ violent proceedings ⓘ |
| notRecognizedAsEcumenicalBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| precededBy |
First Council of Ephesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Ephesus
|
| presidedOverBy | Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ |
| presidentTitle | Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ |
| rejectedDocument | Tome of Leo ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
temporary rehabilitation of Eutyches
ⓘ
worsening of Christological divisions ⓘ |
| summonedClergyFrom |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| supportedTheologyOf | Eutyches ⓘ |
| viewedAs | forerunner to Chalcedonian definition ⓘ |
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