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Definition of: Lateran
(lat′ər·ən)
1. The basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the pope as bishop of Rome, ranking above all other churches in the Roman Catholic world.
2. The palace, formerly a papal residence and now a museum, adjacent to the basilica. [<L Lateranus, name of a Roman family]
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