council of clermont

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Definition of council of clermont in English English dictionary

(1095) Assembly for church reform called by Pope Urban II. When the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus requested aid against the Muslim Turks, the council became the occasion for launching the First Crusade. Urban thus launched a movement that caught the popular imagination with the idea of retaking Jerusalem

Hyphenation

coun·cil of Cler·mont

Turkish pronunciation

kaunsıl ıv klermänt

Pronunciation

/ˈkounsəl əv ˈklerˌmänt/ /ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈklɛrˌmɑːnt/