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BORGIA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)

Synonyms:

Alexander VI; Borgia; Pope Alexander VI; Rodrigo Borgia

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

Synonyms:

Borgia; Cesare Borgia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

cardinal ((Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)

Synonyms:

Borgia; Duchess of Ferrara; Lucrezia Borgia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Lady; noblewoman; peeress (a woman of the peerage in Britain)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

Synonyms:

Alfonso Borgia; Borgia; Calixtus III

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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