THOMAS A BECKET Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the phrase thomas a becket. (close relations)
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archbishop | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bishop of highest rank | ||||||||
martyr | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who suffers for the sake of principle • one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion verb • kill as a martyr • torture and torment like a martyr | ||||||||
prelate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a senior clergyman and dignitary | ||||||||
saint | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization • person of exceptional holiness • model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal verb • hold sacred • declare (a dead person) to be a saint | ||||||||
becket | nounn | |||||||
noun • (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship • (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) | ||||||||
saint thomas a becket | nounn | |||||||
noun • (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) | ||||||||
st. thomas a becket | nounn | |||||||
noun • (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) | ||||||||
thomas becket | nounn | |||||||
noun • (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) |