noun
Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572)
• Syn: ↑Antonio Ghislieri
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
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Saint (Michele Ghislieri), 1504-72, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1566-72.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.