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LEO THE GREAT

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LEO THE GREAT (noun)
  The noun LEO THE GREAT has 1 sense:

1. 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)play

  Familiarity information: LEO THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.


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LEO THE GREAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Leo I; Leo the Great; St. Leo I

Instance hypernyms:

Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)


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