Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry. inclement. clement weather is neither too hot nor too cold = mild inclement (clemens ). adj. orig. Pierre Roger born 1291, Corèzze, Aquitaine died Dec. 6, 1352, Avignon, Provence Pope (1342-52). Archbishop of Sens and Rouen, he was made cardinal in 1338 and was consecrated pope at Avignon four years later (see Avignon papacy). He launched a Crusade against Smyrna in 1344, ending the piracy of the Ottoman Turks. He also restored papal authority in the Romagna region, which was disputed by families of the Italian nobility. In exchange for his protection, Joan I of Naples sold him Avignon. Clement opposed the Franciscan ascetics known as the Spirituals, enlarged the papal palace, and fostered art and scholarship. adj. orig. Giulio de' Medici born May 26, 1478, Florence died Sept. 25, 1534, Rome Pope (1523-34). The illegitimate son of Giuliano de' Medici (see Medici family), he was raised by his uncle Lorenzo de' Medici. In 1513 he was made archbishop of Florence and cardinal by his cousin Pope Leo X. He commissioned art from Raphael and Michelangelo. A weak and vacillating political figure mainly interested in advancing Medici interests, Clement allied with France in 1527, which led to Emperor Charles V's sack of Rome. Clement's indecisiveness complicated Henry VIII's request for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which contributed to Henry's decision to break with the church in Rome. His poor leadership also allowed the Reformation to develop further. adj. orig. Bertrand de Got born 1260, Bordelais region, France died April 20, 1314, Roquemaure, Provence Pope (1305-14), the first to reside at Avignon, France. He became archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299 and was elected pope six years later. By creating a majority of French cardinals, he ensured the election of a line of French popes. He moved the seat of the papacy to Avignon, under pressure from King Philip IV of France, who also forced Clement to annul Pope Boniface VIII's decisions that were unfavourable to France. The king also compeled the pope to dissolve the Templars, which Philip brutally suppressed. Clement opposed Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII after 1313 and appointed the king of Naples as imperial vicar on Henry's death. His decretals, the Clementinae, were a notable contribution to canon law. adj. Attlee Clement Richard 1st Earl Attlee of Walthamstow Clement of Alexandria Saint Clement VI Clement VII Clement V Thomas Clement Douglas Greenberg Clement Moore Clement Clarke Vallandigham Clement Laird
(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather