holy roman empire

Holy Roman Empire

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈhoʊ li rɔˈmɑ̃ ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r/
- /ˈhəʊli ˈrəʊ.mən ˈempaɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈhoʊ li rɔˈmɑ̃ ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r/

Definitions of holy roman empire words

noun holy roman empire a Germanic empire located chiefly in central Europe that began with the coronation of Charlemagne as Roman emperor in a.d. 800 (or, according to some historians, with the coronation of Otto the Great, king of Germany, in a.d. 962) and ended with the renunciation of the Roman imperial title by Francis II in 1806, and was regarded theoretically as the continuation of the Western Empire and as the temporal form of a universal dominion whose spiritual head was the pope. 1
noun holy roman empire the complex of European territories under the rule of the Frankish or German king who bore the title of Roman emperor, beginning with the coronation of Charlemagne in 800 ad. The last emperor, Francis II, relinquished his crown in 1806 0
noun holy roman empire empire of WC Europe, comprising the German-speaking peoples & N Italy: begun in a.d. 800 with the papal crowning of Charlemagne as emperor or, in an alternate view, with the crowning of Otto I in 962, it lasted until Francis II (who was Francis I of Austria) resigned the title in 1806 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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