Definitions of Saint Edward the Confessor
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son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
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synonyms:
Edward the Confessor, St. Edward the Confessor
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example of:
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King of England, King of Great Britain
the sovereign ruler of England
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saint
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
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King of England, King of Great Britain
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