English noun: Hildebrand | |||
1. | Hildebrand (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Gregory, Gregory VII | ||
Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ | ||