ephesus

Noun ephesus has 2 senses

• ephesus(n = noun.location) - an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity;
is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
is a part of anatolia, asia minor

• ephesus(n = noun.group) council of ephesus - the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius;
is a kind of ecumenical council