"Knights of Columbus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Knights of Columbus [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Knights of Columbus}} the Knights of Columbus
  1. A Roman Catholic fraternity for men, founded by a Roman Catholic priest named Michael McGivney. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Knights_of_Columbus-en-name-QNEQLz3z Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 61 39

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form|head=Knights of Columbus}} Knights of Columbus
  1. plural of Knight of Columbus Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Knight of Columbus
    Sense id: en-Knights_of_Columbus-en-noun-k01H63Ma Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

Alternative forms

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