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GREGORY XII

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Overview

GREGORY XII (noun)
  The noun GREGORY XII has 1 sense:

1. the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)play

  Familiarity information: GREGORY XII used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GREGORY XII (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Angelo Correr; Gregory; Gregory XII

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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