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English noun: Becket | |||
| 1. | Becket (person) (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 | Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket, Thomas a Becket | ||
| Instance hypernym | archbishop, martyr, saint | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
| 2. | becket (artifact) (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Domain category | navigation, sailing, seafaring | ||
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