Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pius_v

1 sense of pius v

Sense 1
Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri -- (Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)