Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knights of columbus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: knight-s of -colum-bus
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Roman Catholic fraternity for men, founded by a Roman Catholic priest named Michael McGivney.

noun

plural of Knight of Columbus

Example Sentences

"Many Catholic Colleges throughout the United States do not permit a Fraternity on the campus but the Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization of which the Church and the faculty approve."

Inflected Forms

the Knights of Columbus (canonical)

Questions

What does knights of columbus mean?: A Roman Catholic fraternity for men, founded by a Roman Catholic priest named Michael McGivney.

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