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crusade bull

crusade bull noun: a papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.

Noun

crusade bull (plural crusade bulls)

  1. (historical) A papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.

Forms of crusade bull

pluralcrusade bulls
alternative formBull of the Crusade

Questions about crusade bull

What does crusade bull mean?
Crusade bull means a papal bull providing indulgences, dispensations from certain religious obligations, and absolution from certain ecclesiastical censures for the participants in a crusade, including those making donations for the cause.
What part of speech is crusade bull?
Crusade bull is a noun.
What is the plural of crusade bull?
The plural of crusade bull is crusade bulls.

Words near crusade bull in the dictionary

  1. crurotarsal
  2. crurotarsan
  3. crurotarsans
  4. crus
  5. crusade
  6. crusade bull
  7. crusade bulls
  8. crusaded
  9. crusader
  10. crusader complex
  11. crusader complexes

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