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SAINT THOMAS A BECKET
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
Synonyms:
Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket; St. Thomas a Becket; Thomas a Becket
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
archbishop (a bishop of highest rank)
martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
