innocent xi

1. 1.

   Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized in 1956 (1611-1689)

   SynonymsBenedetto Odescalchi

   Broaderpope

Questions about innocent xi

What does innocent xi mean?

innocent xi means "Italian pope from 1676 to 1689 whose papacy was marked by the struggle with Louis XIV of France over papal authority over French Catholics; known for saintliness and canonized in 1956 (1611-1689)".

What is another word for innocent xi?

Close synonyms include Benedetto Odescalchi. 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 innocent xi a common word?

innocent xi 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.