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

1 sense of urban viii

Sense 1
Urban VIII, Maffeo Barberini -- (Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)