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CLEMENT III

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Overview

CLEMENT III (noun)
  The noun CLEMENT III has 1 sense:

1. Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)play

  Familiarity information: CLEMENT III used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CLEMENT III (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Clement III; Guibert of Ravenna

Instance hypernyms:

antipope (someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected)


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