Definition of Defender of the Faith in English:
Defender of the Faith
noundɪfɛndərəvðəˈfeɪθdɪfendərəvðəˈfeɪθ
A title conferred on Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521. It was recognized by Parliament as an official title of the English monarch in 1544, and has been borne by all subsequent sovereigns.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is the spiritual head, Defender of the Faith of the Church of England.
- The king continued to have only one title everywhere - ‘of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India’.
- The prince will one day become the supreme governor of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith.
- For instance the ceremony surrounding the opening of parliament involves the Defender of the Faith but does that really influence the democracy itself?
- What France didn't have was a Defender of the Faith; it didn't have a Henry.
Origin
Translation of Latin Fidei Defensor.