English noun: Bruno |
1. | Bruno (person) German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054) |
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| Synonyms | Bruno of Toul, Leo IX |
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| Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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2. | Bruno (person) (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) |
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| Synonyms | Saint Bruno, St. Bruno |
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| Instance hypernym | churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, saint |
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| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church |
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3. | Bruno (person) Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600) |
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| Synonyms | Giordano Bruno |
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| Instance hypernym | philosopher |
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