Pius II

noun

1. Enea Silvio de Piccolomini, 1405–64, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1458–64.

Pius II

/ ˈpaɪəs /

noun

1. Pius II14051464MItalianPHILOSOPHY: humanistWRITING: poetHISTORY: historianRELIGION: pope pen name Aeneas Silvius, original name Enea Silvio de' Piccolomini. 1405–64, Italian ecclesiastic, humanist, poet, and historian; pope (1458–64)

Example Sentences

After the revival of letters and arts in the fifteenth century, the lamentations poured out in the time of Pius II.

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The papal view of the permission to use the cup, as set forth by Pius II.

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The papal throne has seldom been better filled than by Pius II.

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"A little worm-wood can pollute a hive of honey," was one of the wise sayings of Pius II.

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He carried with him an ample store of money, part of which he invested in a bull from Pius II.

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