BONIFACE VIII

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• BONIFACE VIII (noun)
  The noun BONIFACE VIII has 1 sense:

1. pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)

  Familiarity information: BONIFACE VIII used as a noun is very rare.

• BONIFACE VIII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Benedetto Caetani; Boniface VIII

Instance hypernyms:

Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)