English Explanatory Dictionary

go to Canossa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To submit to the pope.
  2. To show humility, to be humbled.

Word forms

go to Canossa goes to Canossa going to Canossa went to Canossa gone to Canossa

Etymology

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

Translations

French: aller à Canossa Swedish: gå till Canossa
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