becket

English Thesaurus

1. (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	line,
definition	:	something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	navigation, sailing, seafaring,
definition	:	the work of a sailor (noun.act)

2. (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) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	archbishop,
definition	:	a bishop of highest rank (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	martyr,
definition	:	one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	saint,
definition	:	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person)

domain category	:	church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church,
definition	:	the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy (noun.group)

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