Pope, Alexander

Cultural  

1. An eighteenth-century English poet known for his satiric wit and insistence on the values of classicism in literature: balance, symmetry, and restraint. His best-known poems are “The Rape of the Lock,” “An Essay on Criticism,” and “An Essay on Man.”

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Example Sentences

Rivers said that to confront Christian nationalism honestly, churches and other houses of worship need to focus on a papal bull issued by Pope Alexander VI in 1493 known as the Doctrine of Discovery.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

Pope Alexander VI had four children, including, memorably, Lucretia Borgia.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2019

In the summer of 1497, he was a 22-year-old cardinal, sent as papal legate by his father, Pope Alexander VI, to crown the king of Naples and broker a royal marriage for his sister, Lucrezia.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013

Pope Alexander VI, for example, admitted that he had fathered several children.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Setting aside the fact that Pope Alexander VI was his former employer, Josquin threw himself into the commission.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall