1. Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572); [syn: Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pius V
n 1: Italian pope from 1566 to 1572 who led the reformation of
the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I
(1504-1572) [syn: Pius V, Antonio Ghislieri]