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Formosus in a sentence

Using Formosus

  • In the example corpus, formosus often appears in combinations such as: pope formosus.

Context around Formosus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pope 2× year 1× restore 1×

Often after:

died 1× refused 1× exhumed 1× work 1× honour 1× acts 1×

Sentence patterns with Formosus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all of formosus acts and 1× body of formosus exhumed from 1× consecrated by formosus who in 1× death pope formosus was elected 1× formosus did so 1× formosus refused to 1× of pope formosus including the 1× same year formosus died leaving 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after stephen v 1× duckett pg 30 1× formosus did so 1× formosus refused to 1× in so doing 1× later the validity 1×

Common sentence endings:

acts and ordinations 1× causing great confusion 1× formosus was elected 1× from the spoletans 1× in pontifical vestments 1× milan to bavaria 1×

Words around Formosus

Just before it in the word index:

formosan 13 formosa 41 formlessone 8 formlessness 2 formless 18 formler 2

Just after it in the word index:

forms 6.904 formula 2.689 formulae 83 formulaic 72 formular 2 formularies 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Formosus

  • In this selection, "formosus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pope, year, restore, died, refused and exhumed stand out and add context to how "formosus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all of formosus acts and and body of formosus exhumed from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "formosus" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with formosus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After Stephen V's death, Pope Formosus was elected. (9 words)

Later the validity of Formosus' work was re-reinstated. (9 words)

The synod annulled all of Formosus' acts and ordinations. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Duckett, pg. 30 That same year, Formosus died, leaving Lambert once again in power, and both he and Berengar killed any officials who had been put in place by Arnulf, as Ratold also fled from Milan to Bavaria. (38 words)

Some historians believe that Romanus had been deposed because he had not acted to restore Formosus' honour quickly enough, though others suggest that he was removed by supporters of Stephen VI. (31 words)

In so doing, he restored the acts and ordinations of Pope Formosus, including the restoration of a large number of clergy and bishops to their offices. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

After Stephen V's death, Pope Formosus was elected.

Duckett, pg. 30 That same year, Formosus died, leaving Lambert once again in power, and both he and Berengar killed any officials who had been put in place by Arnulf, as Ratold also fled from Milan to Bavaria.

Formosus did so, but after Guy's death, he lobbied Arnulf to rescue Rome from the Spoletans.

Formosus refused to reinstate those who had been ordained by Photius, as his predecessor, Stephen V, had nullified all of Photius' ordinations.

He had the body of Formosus exhumed from St. Peter's Basilica and dressed in pontifical vestments.

In so doing, he restored the acts and ordinations of Pope Formosus, including the restoration of a large number of clergy and bishops to their offices.

Later the validity of Formosus' work was re-reinstated.

Sergius demanded the re-ordination of the bishops consecrated by Formosus, who in turn had conferred orders on many other clerics, causing great confusion.

Some historians believe that Romanus had been deposed because he had not acted to restore Formosus' honour quickly enough, though others suggest that he was removed by supporters of Stephen VI.

The synod annulled all of Formosus' acts and ordinations.

Common combinations with formosus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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