Trent

[ trent ]
/ trɛnt /

noun

Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
Council of, the ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that met at Trent intermittently from 1545 to 1563, and defined church doctrine and condemned the Reformation.
a river in central England, flowing NE from Staffordshire to the Humber. 170 miles (275 km) long.

British Dictionary definitions for council of trent (1 of 2)

Council of Trent

noun

the council of the Roman Catholic Church that met between 1545 and 1563 at Trent in S Tyrol. Reacting against the Protestants, it reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs and formulated the ideals of the Counter-Reformation

British Dictionary definitions for council of trent (2 of 2)

Trent
/ (trɛnt) /

noun

a river in central England, rising in Staffordshire and flowing generally northeast into the Humber: the chief river of the Midlands. Length: 270 km (170 miles)
Also: Trient the German name for Trento