8 Holds Italian Pope In Contempt Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio • the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
	33%	15		Italian pope who succeeded Pope Pius IX
	noun • Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
	28%	10		Holds in contempt
	verb • find repugnant

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