URBAN V

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• URBAN V (noun)
  The noun URBAN V has 1 sense:

1. French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)

  Familiarity information: URBAN V used as a noun is very rare.

• URBAN V (noun)

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Meaning:

French pope from 1362 to 1370 who tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in 1367 returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England; canonized in 1870 (1310-1370)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Guillaume de Grimoard; Urban V

Instance hypernyms:

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