boniface viii

1. 1.

   pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)

   SynonymsBenedetto Caetani

   Broaderpope

Questions about boniface viii

What does boniface viii mean?

boniface viii means "pope who declared that Catholic princes are subject to the pope in temporal as well as in theological matters (1235-1303)".

What is another word for boniface viii?

Close synonyms include Benedetto Caetani. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boniface viii a common word?

boniface viii is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.