BENEDICT XIV

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 I. (noun) 

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)

Synonyms:

Benedict XIV; Prospero Lambertini

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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