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BENEDICT XIV

• BENEDICT XIV (noun)
The noun BENEDICT XIV has 1 sense:

1. pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)

Familiarity information: BENEDICT XIV used as a noun is very rare.

• BENEDICT XIV (noun)

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Meaning:

Pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Benedict XIV; Prospero Lambertini

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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