Bruno

/ˈbrunoʊ/

Other forms: Brunos

Definitions of Bruno

1. noun

   German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
   synonyms: Bruno of Toul, Leo IX

   example of:

   Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, pope

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church
2. noun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
   synonyms: Saint Bruno, St. Bruno

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   churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic

   a clergyman or other person in religious orders

   saint

   a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
3. noun

   Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
   synonyms: Giordano Bruno

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   philosopher

   a specialist in philosophy