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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Pope (1534–1549) who initiated the Counter Reformation and approved (1540) the founding of the Society of Jesus.
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- noun Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549)
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Examples
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The actor representing Pope Paul III had a round face and crooked nose; the man acting as Cardinal Campeggio was white-wigged and hunched so far over a walking stick that he was nearly bent double.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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Pope Paul III leaned over his desk, his right sleeve pushed back and held with a black ribbon, dipping his pen into the inkwell and signing a steady flow of correspondences and papal bulls passed to him by a dutiful Cardinal Campeggio.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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Pope Paul III leaned over his desk, his right sleeve pushed back and held with a black ribbon, dipping his pen into the inkwell and signing a steady flow of correspondences and papal bulls passed to him by a dutiful Cardinal Campeggio.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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The actor representing Pope Paul III had a round face and crooked nose; the man acting as Cardinal Campeggio was white-wigged and hunched so far over a walking stick that he was nearly bent double.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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The actor representing Pope Paul III had a round face and crooked nose; the man acting as Cardinal Campeggio was white-wigged and hunched so far over a walking stick that he was nearly bent double.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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Pope Paul III leaned over his desk, his right sleeve pushed back and held with a black ribbon, dipping his pen into the inkwell and signing a steady flow of correspondences and papal bulls passed to him by a dutiful Cardinal Campeggio.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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Standing before Paul III, for example, you feel that the Pope has just turned his head, and that he is arching one eyebrow as he focuses his gaze on you.
Venice: The Masters in Boston Butterfield, Andrew 2009
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Each member of the College of Cardinals was housed in a large color-coded cell: purple if he had been appointed by the recently deceased Paul III, green if he owed his position to an earlier pontiff.
Delizia! John Dickie 2008
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Pope Paul III, elected in 1534, finally launched a response.
Delizia! John Dickie 2008
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Pope Paul III did not die until he was declared dead.
Delizia! John Dickie 2008
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