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GREGORY VII
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• GREGORY VII (noun)
The noun GREGORY VII has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: GREGORY VII used as a noun is very rare.
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gregory; Gregory VII; Hildebrand
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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