fourth lateran council: the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation
lateran council: any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace
sauterne: semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California