HyperDic: gregory_the_great

English > 1 sense of the expression Gregory the Great:
NOUNperson Gregory the Great, Gregory, Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership
English > Gregory the Great: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604).
SynonymsGregory, Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Instance ofDoctor 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 RomeThe head of the Roman Catholic Church
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
SpanishGregorio I
CatalanGregori I, Gregory

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