Marsilius of Padua

[mahr-sil-ee-uhs]

Mar·sil·i·us of Pad·ua

[mahr-sil-ee-uhs]
noun
c1280–1343?, Italian scholar and political theorist.
Italian, Mar·si·glio de·i Mai·nar·di·ni [mahr-see-lyaw de-ee mahy-nahr-dee-nee] .
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Marsilius of Padua (mɑːˈsɪlɪəs)
 
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Italian name Marsiglio dei Mainardini. ?1290--?1343, Italian political philosopher, best known as the author of the Defensor pacis (1324), which upheld the power of the temporal ruler over that of the church

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