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GIOVANNI MARIA MASTAI-FERRETTI
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• GIOVANNI MARIA MASTAI-FERRETTI (noun)
The noun GIOVANNI MARIA MASTAI-FERRETTI has 1 sense:
1. Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Familiarity information: GIOVANNI MARIA MASTAI-FERRETTI used as a noun is very rare.
• GIOVANNI MARIA MASTAI-FERRETTI (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian pope from 1846 to 1878 who in 1854 declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti; Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti; Pius IX
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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