noun
pope who condemned religious modernism; he was canonized in 1954 because of his interest in the poor (1835-1914)
• Syn: ↑Giuseppe Sarto, ↑Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
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Saint (Giuseppe Sarto), 1835-1914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1903-14.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.