Lateran
[lat-er-uh n]
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noun
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
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Historical Examples of lateran
John the Deacon has accepted it blindly in his description of the Lateran.
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
In Rome the women were enslaved and given to the church of the Lateran.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
Stradella recognised it instantly, for he had often sung at the Lateran and knew the man.
StradellaF(rancis) Marion Crawford
The Cardinal was an early riser, and was to pontificate at high mass in the Lateran.
StradellaF(rancis) Marion Crawford
Innocent the Third advocated it in the august Council of the Lateran.
Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3)John Henry Newman
Lateran
noun the Lateran
Word Origin for Lateran
from Latin: the district is named after the ancient Roman family Plautii Laterani
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