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Leo I

noun

Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)

• Syn: ↑St. Leo I, ↑Leo the Great

• Instance Hypernyms:

↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome, ↑saint

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/lee"oh/; It. /le"aw/, Saint, ("Leo the Great")

A.D. c390-461, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 440-461.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.