Lyons - Definition
lyons
n 1: a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a
principal producer of silk and rayon [syn: Lyon, Lyons]
2: the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the
Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church [syn: Lyons,
Second Council of Lyons]
3: the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade
against the Holy Land [syn: Lyons, First Council of
Lyons]