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, ↑Gregory VII
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
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/hil"deuh brand'/, n.
See Gregory VII, Saint.
/hil"deuh brand'/, n. German Myth.
a hero in the Nibelungenlied.
[ < ON Hildibrandr, equiv. to hildr battle + brandr sword]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.