| NOUN | person | Gregory, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen | (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies / heresies |
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| person | Gregory, Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari | Italian pope from 1831 to 1846 | |
| person | Gregory, Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni | the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) | |
| person | Gregory, Gregory XII, Angelo Correr | the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417) | |
| person | Gregory, Gregory VII, Hildebrand | 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) | |
| person | Gregory, Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great | (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership |
| Sounds | greh'geriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846). | |
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| Synonyms | Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari | |
| Instance of | pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome | The head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Meaning | The pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585). | |
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| Synonyms | Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni | |
| Instance of | pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome | The head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Spanish | Gregorio, Gregorio XIII, Hugo Buoncompagni, Ugo Buoncompagni | |
| Catalan | Gregori XIII | |
| Adjectives | Gregorian | of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582 |
| Meaning | The Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417). | |
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| Synonyms | Gregory XII, Angelo Correr | |
| Instance of | pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome | The head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Spanish | Angelo Correr | |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Synonyms | Gregory VII, Hildebrand | |
| Instance of | pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome | The head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Catalan | Hildebrand | |
| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604). | |
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| Synonyms | Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great | |
| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Instance of | Doctor of the Church, Doctor | (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching |
| pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome | The head of the Roman Catholic Church | |
| saint | A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization | |
| Spanish | Gregorio I | |
| Catalan | Gregori I, Gregory | |
| Adjectives | Gregorian | of or relating to Pope Gregory I or to the plainsong chants of the Roman Catholic Church |
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