Julius
[ jool-yuh s ]
/ ˈdʒul yəs /
noun
a male given name: a Roman family name.
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Definition for julius (2 of 4)
Julius I
noun
Saint,died a.d. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337–352.
Definition for julius (3 of 4)
Julius II
noun
Giuliano della Rovere, 1443–1513, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1503–13.
Definition for julius (4 of 4)
Julius III
noun
Giammaria Ciocchi del MonteGiovanni Maria del Monte, 1487–1555, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1550–55.
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Julius II
/ (ˈdʒuːljəs, -lɪəs) /
noun
original name Guiliano della Rovere. 1443–1513, pope (1503–13). He completed the restoration of the Papal States to the Church, began the building of St Peter's, Rome (1506), and patronized Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante
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