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English noun: Gregory | |||
| 1. | Gregory (person) (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391) | ||
| Synonyms | Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen | ||
| Instance hypernym | Church Father, Doctor, Doctor of the Church, Father, Father of the Church, saint, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
| 2. | Gregory (person) Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846) | ||
| Synonyms | Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari, Gregory XVI | ||
| Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ | ||
| 3. | Gregory (person) the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) | ||
| Synonyms | Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni | ||
| Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ | ||
| 4. | Gregory (person) the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417) | ||
| Synonyms | Angelo Correr, Gregory XII | ||
| Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ | ||
| 5. | Gregory (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Gregory VII, Hildebrand | ||
| Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ | ||
| 6. | Gregory (person) (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) | ||
| Synonyms | Gregory I, Gregory the Great, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I | ||
| Instance hypernym | Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Doctor, Doctor of the Church, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, saint, Vicar of Christ | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
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