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GIOVANNI DE'MEDICI

• GIOVANNI DE'MEDICI (noun)
The noun GIOVANNI DE'MEDICI has 1 sense:

1. son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)

Familiarity information: GIOVANNI DE'MEDICI used as a noun is very rare.

• GIOVANNI DE'MEDICI (noun)

Sense 1

Giovanni de'Medici ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Giovanni de'Medici; Leo X

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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