lateran Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
WordNet
Lat"er*an noun
Definitions
The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world. ✍ The name is said to have been derived from that of the Laterani family, who possessed a palace on or near the spot where the church now stands. In this church several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran councils, have been held.
