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

4 senses of borgia

Sense 1
Calixtus III, Borgia, Alfonso Borgia -- (Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

Sense 2
Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara -- (Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519))
       INSTANCE OF=> Lady, noblewoman, peeress -- (a woman of the peerage in Britain)

Sense 3
Borgia, Cesare Borgia -- (Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507))
       INSTANCE OF=> cardinal -- ((Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)
       INSTANCE OF=> soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")

Sense 4
Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI, Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia -- (Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)