1. son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521); [syn: Leo X, Giovanni de'Medici]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Leo X
n 1: son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who
excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on
Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)
[syn: Leo X, Giovanni de'Medici]