Hildebrand
1[ hil-duh-brand ]
/ ˈhɪl dəˌbrænd /
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM Hildebrand
Hil·de·bran·di·an, adjective, nounHil·de·brand·ine [hil-duh-bran-din, -dahyn] /ˈhɪl dəˌbræn dɪn, -daɪn/, adjectiveDefinition for hildebrand (2 of 3)
Hildebrand2
[ hil-duh-brand ]
/ ˈhɪl dəˌbrænd /
noun German Mythology.
a hero in the Nibelungenlied.
Origin of Hildebrand
2< Old Norse Hildibrandr, equivalent to hildr battle + brandr sword
Definition for hildebrand (3 of 3)
Gregory VII
noun
SaintHildebrand,c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
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Hildebrandian, adjective, nounHildebrandine, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for hildebrand (2 of 2)
Gregory VII
noun
Saint, monastic name Hildebrand. ?1020-–85, pope (1073–85), who did much to reform abuses in the Church. His assertion of papal supremacy and his prohibition (1075) of lay investiture was opposed by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, whom he excommunicated (1076). He was driven into exile when Henry captured Rome (1084). Feast day: May 25
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