SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

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• SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (noun)
  The noun SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR has 1 sense:

1. son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)

  Familiarity information: SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR used as a noun is very rare.

• SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (noun)

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Meaning:

Son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edward the Confessor; Saint Edward the Confessor; St. Edward the Confessor

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)