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Definition: Meaning of, Gregory in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈgrɛgəri /

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  1. 1020-1085 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
    SYNONYM
    Gregory VII, Hildebrand
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  2. 540?-604 Roman Catholic Church an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church
    SYNONYM
    Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great
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  3. 1765-1846 italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States
    SYNONYM
    Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari
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  4. 1327-1417 the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible
    SYNONYM
    Gregory XII, Angelo Correr
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  5. 1572-1585 the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar
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    Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni
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  6. 329-391 Roman Catholic Church a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church
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    Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen
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Gregory used in phrases

  • Gregory Goodwin Pincus (noun)
    1. 1903-1967 united States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill
  • Gregory I (noun)
    1. 540?-604 Roman Catholic Church an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church
  • Gregory John Norman (noun)
    1. born in 1955 australian golfer
  • Gregory Nazianzen (noun)
    1. 329-391 Roman Catholic Church a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church
  • Gregory Pincus (noun)
    1. 1903-1967 united States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill
  • Gregory VII (noun)
    1. 1020-1085 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
  • Gregory XII (noun)
    1. 1327-1417 the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible
  • Gregory XIII
    1. (1502-85) POPE from 1572 until his death. He is famous for changing the system of calculating the days of the year, by introducing the GREGORIAN CALENDAR in 1582
  • Gregory XVI (noun)
    1. 1765-1846 italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States
  • Gregory of Nazianzen (noun)
    1. 329-391 Roman Catholic Church a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church
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