HyperDic: gregory_xvi

English > 1 sense of the expression Gregory XVI:
NOUNperson Gregory XVI, Gregory, Bartolomeo Alberto CapillariItalian pope from 1831 to 1846
English > Gregory XVI: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningItalian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846).
SynonymsGregory, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari
Instance ofpope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of RomeThe head of the Roman Catholic Church

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