saint empire romain

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.piʁ ʁɔ.mɛ̃/

Proper noun

saint empire romain m

  1. Obsolete form of Saint-Empire romain germanique.
    • 1756, Voltaire, Essai sur l’histoire générale et sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations, chapter lxx:
      Ce corps qui s’appelait et qui s’appelle encore le saint empire romain n’était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire.
      This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.