noun
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)
• Syn: ↑Gregory, ↑Hildebrand
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
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Saint (Hildebrand) c1020-85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073-85.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.