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CLEMENT III
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I. (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)
Synonyms:
Clement III; Guibert of Ravenna
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Instance hypernyms:
antipope (someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected)