noun
Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978)
• Syn: ↑Giovanni Battista Montini
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
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(Giovanni Batista Montini) 1897-1978, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1963-78.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.