Gregory

/ˈgrɛgəri/

/ˈgrɛgəri/

Other forms: Gregories; Gregorys

Definitions of Gregory

1. noun

   the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
   synonyms: Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni

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

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church
2. noun

   the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
   synonyms: Angelo Correr, Gregory XII

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

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church
3. noun

   Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)
   synonyms: Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari, Gregory XVI

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

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church
4. noun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
   synonyms: Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen

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   Church Father, Father, Father of the Church

   (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

   Doctor, Doctor of the Church

   (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching

   saint

   a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

   theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer

   someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
5. noun

   (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
   synonyms: Gregory I, Gregory the Great, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I

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   Doctor, Doctor of the Church

   (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching

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

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church

   saint

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

   the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
   synonyms: Gregory VII, Hildebrand

   example of:

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

   the head of the Roman Catholic Church