Associations to the word «Borgia»

Wiktionary

BORGIA, proper noun. A surname​.
BORGIA, proper noun. A prominent family during the Renaissance

Dictionary definition

BORGIA, noun. Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458).
BORGIA, noun. Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519).
BORGIA, noun. Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507).
BORGIA, noun. Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley