defender of the faith

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

defender of the faith is a valid 21-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1F4E1N1D2E1R1O1F4T1H4E1F4A1I1T1H4
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING

What does defender of the faith mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since.