DEFENDER OF THE FAITH
\dɪfˈɛndəɹ ɒvðə fˈe͡ɪθ], \dɪfˈɛndəɹ ɒvðə fˈeɪθ], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_ɹ ɒ_v_ð_ə f_ˈeɪ_θ]\
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a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
By Princeton University
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This title (in L., Fidei Defensor) was bestowed by Pope Leo X. (1521) on Henry VIII., for the publication of his book against Luther. On the suppression of the monasteries, the pope withdrew the title, which was afterwards bestowed on the king by Parliament (1544).
By Henry Percy Smith
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