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HILDEBRAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
Synonyms:
Gregory; Gregory VII; Hildebrand
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
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