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go to canossa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
go -to -canos-sa
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To submit to the pope.

verb

To show humility, to be humbled.

Etymology

From the repentance of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV to Pope Gregory VII after his excommunication for appointing bishops.

Inflected Forms

goes to Canossa (present, singular) going to Canossa (participle, present) went to Canossa (past) gone to Canossa (participle, past)

Questions

What does go to canossa mean?
To submit to the pope.
Where does go to canossa come from?
From the repentance of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV to Pope Gregory VII after his excommunication for appointing bishops.

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