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BENEDICT XIV
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• BENEDICT XIV (noun)
The noun BENEDICT XIV has 1 sense:
1. pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)
Familiarity information: BENEDICT XIV used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benedict XIV; Prospero Lambertini
Instance hypernyms:
Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
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