Meaning: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket; St. Thomas a Becket; Thomas a Becket 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)
"A guilty conscience needs no accuser." (English proverb) "Tree would bend when it bears fruit." (Azerbaijani proverb) "If you can't reward then you should thank." (Arabic proverb) "Theory dominates practice." (Corsican proverb)
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