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gone to Canossa

gone to Canossa is the past participle of go to Canossa.

Meaning of go to Canossa

Verb

go to Canossa (third-person singular simple present goes to Canossa, present participle going to Canossa, simple past went to Canossa, past participle gone to Canossa)

  1. (idiomatic) To submit to the pope.
  2. (idiomatic) To show humility, to be humbled.

Questions about gone to Canossa

What is gone to Canossa the past participle of?
Gone to Canossa is the past participle of go to Canossa.

Words near gone to Canossa in the dictionary

  1. gone to bed
  2. gone to bed with
  3. gone to bed with the chickens
  4. gone to bed with the sun
  5. gone to Cain's
  6. gone to Canossa
  7. gone to earth
  8. gone to extraordinary lengths
  9. gone to grass
  10. gone to great lengths
  11. gone to ground

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