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XXIII

XXIII

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A sign that shows the number 23 in Roman numerals
  • numeral
translation icon : XXIII
  • But with the pontificate of John XXIII, the situation changed dramatically.
  • John XXIII
  • Pope John XXIII
  • XXIII's encyclical

Examples

  • Even now, the words of Pope John XXIII as he opened the proceedings ring in my ears.

    Blog text (8)

  • Indeed, Pope John XXIII stressed the difference between the deposit of faith itself and the way it is presented.

    Academic text (2015)

  • When he announced the council, John XXIII included the promotion of Christian unity as a major goal.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In the first period, John XXIII met them in the Consistory Hall.

    Academic text (2013)

  • References to a new Pentecost began appearing in talks by John XXIII from that time on.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A year later, I received a letter signed by Pope John XXIII appointing me as peritus at the Secretariat for Christian Unity.

    Academic text (2014)

  • John XXIII's charismatic exercise of papal primacy set the event of Vatican II in motion.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The post-conciliar continuation of John XXIII's image, whether retrospective or prospective, described the council in reference to Pentecost.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The number XXIII is often found in ancient Roman manuscripts.

  • In Roman numerals, XXIII represents the value of 23.

Synonyms

twenty-three
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The number after twenty-two and before twenty-four

is the same value written with Roman numerals

Surface Forms

XXIII roman numeral
23 cardinal digit
twenty-three cardinal word
23rd ordinal digit
twenty-third ordinal word

Etymology

XXIII is the Roman way to write the number 23. It is made of X ('10') twice and I ('1') three times, so 10 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 23, which is why XXIII means 23.