n.
Pronunciation: ' p ī - ə s
Function: biographical name
name of 12 popes: especially II ( Enea Silvio Piccolomini or Ae · ne · as Sil · vi · us \ i- ' n ē - ə s- ' sil-v ē - ə s \ or Syl · vi · us \ ' sil-v ē - ə s \ ) 1405-1464 (pope 1458-64); VII 1742-1823 (pope 1800-23); IX 1792-1878 (pope 1846-78); X 1835-1914 (pope 1903-14); XI ( Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti ) 1857-1939 (pope 1922-39); XII ( Eugenio Pacelli ) 1876-1958 (pope 1939-58)