gregory

Noun
  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies;
    A saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391) (synset 111035076)
    referred to in: church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
    is an instance of:
    • church father, father, father of the church - (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
    • doctor, doctor of the church - (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
    • saint - a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
    • theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
    same as: gregory nazianzen, gregory of nazianzen, st. gregory of nazianzen
  2. Italian pope from 1831 to 1846;
    Conservative in politics and theology;
    Worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846) (synset 111034829)
    is an instance of: bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    same as: bartolomeo alberto capillari, gregory xvi
  3. The pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) (synset 111034648)
    is an instance of: bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    same as: gregory xiii, ugo buoncompagni
  4. The Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417) (synset 111034446)
    is an instance of: bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    same as: angelo correr, gregory xii
  5. 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) (synset 111034208)
    is an instance of: bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
    same as: gregory vii, hildebrand
  6. (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership;
    A saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) (synset 111033872)
    referred to in: church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
    is an instance of:
    same as: gregory i, gregory the great, saint gregory i, st. gregory i

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