becket
Noun
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(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) (synset 110859617)referred to in: 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 hierarchyis an instance of:- 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
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(nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other;
Used to secure loose items on a ship (synset 102821642)is a type of: line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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