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Meanings of prince of the church in English

Russian
кардинал
Portuguese
cardial
Spanish
príncipe de la iglesia
Catalan
cardenal bisbe

Senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church.

Related terms
кардинал
Usage of prince of the church in English
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That may seem an undignified comparison for a prince of the church.
Escape, and Other Essays
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What was missing from these 16 hours of evidence from a ' prince of the church'?
The Guardian
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Compare a prince of the church to a serpent.
Wolf hall
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He is the Contessa's cousin, and he is a prince of the church....
Cry to heaven
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He at once sent in his claim to this mighty prince of the church, who received it with a scornful laugh.
Legends of the Rhine
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This little acolyte of half a century before was now a prince of the church, and the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo.
The Shadow of the Cathedral
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The prince of the church indignantly protested, flew into a rage, threatened, etc., but all in vain; and the bill was paid.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 05
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Yet he knew it was impossible for him to express these sentiments to a man who was a prince of the church.
Cry to heaven
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That wise and brave prince of the church consented with words of tender consolation, and promised his aid in the pursuit of the criminals.
The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tale...
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But as a prince of the church, it behooves me, above all things, to be truthful, and the Dauphiness of France is not yet dauphiness-consort.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
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The Prince of the Church, amid general emotion, thus closed his discourse:-
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
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I give my word as a prince of the Church, unholy child.
The Hyperion Cantos
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The most distinguished princes of the Church have never questioned it.
Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy
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Not a particularly apposite remark from a Prince of the Church.
Surrender to the will of the night
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Why, the best people are here- princesof the church and all.
Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy
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You have called me a prince of the Church, and such I am.
The Strong Arm