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GIOACCHINO PECCI
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• GIOACCHINO PECCI (noun)
The noun GIOACCHINO PECCI has 1 sense:
1. Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
Familiarity information: GIOACCHINO PECCI used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gioacchino Pecci; Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci; Leo XIII
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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