Ghibelline

/ˈɡɪbəlin/

Synonyms for "ghibelline" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
centralist advocateemperor ally

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
factionalimperialimperial loyalist

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
imperial partisanmilitantpartisanpro imperialistpro-imperial

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  • Closest matches in this entry: centralist advocate, emperor ally, factional, imperial, imperial loyalist.
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Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries
factionfigurative descriptorhistorical termideologypolitical descriptorpolitical factionpolitical movementpolitical stance

More specific

8 entries
Ghibelline cityGhibelline nobleGhibelline policyGhibelline soldierGhibelline temperamentGhibelline zealcentralist advocatestate loyalist

Collocations

7 entries
Ghibelline allianceGhibelline citiesGhibelline factionGhibelline policyGhibelline supportersghibelline movementghibelline nobles

Inflections

3 entries
ghibellinesmore Ghibellinemost Ghibelline

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

These two factions came to be called Guelphs and Ghibellines respectively. The Guelphs were the supporters of the Popes, the Ghibellines of the Emperors. The Guelphs upheld the temporal supremacy of the Pope: the Ghibellines would separate temporal from spiritual authority. The Guelphs resisted the establishment of complete imperial government in the cities of northern Italy: the Ghibellines, with the glories of the old Roman Empire before their eyes, longed to see Italy welded together into a single nation, and governed and controlled by the strong hands of the emperor.

Source: wiktionary

2012, Elizabeth K. Haller, Dante Aleghieri (1265—1321), Lister M. Matheson (editor), Icons of the Middle Ages, Volume 1, ABC-Clio (Greenwood) page 246, The Ghibellines gained power in Florence in 1249 and immediately banished the Guelphs. Ezzelino da Romano was one of the leaders of the Ghibelline movement and had a reputation for cruelty. He is depicted by Dante as a tyrant in The Divine Comedy.

Source: wiktionary

More specifically, Fastello is said to address those Ghibellines who resided in the Valdarno area.

Source: wiktionary

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Closest matches include centralist advocate, emperor ally, factional, imperial, imperial loyalist.

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