HyperDic: girolamo_savonarola

English > 1 sense of the expression Girolamo Savonarola:
NOUNperson Girolamo Savonarola, SavonarolaItalian religious and political reformer
English > Girolamo Savonarola: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningItalian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large / large / large / large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498).
SynonymSavonarola
Instance ofDominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacherA Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, melioristA disputant who advocates reform
SpanishGirolamo Savonarola, Savonarola
CatalanGirolamo Savonarola, Savonarola

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