Gregory
['ɡreɡəri]
Definition
(noun.) (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604).
(noun.) 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).
(noun.) the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417).
(noun.) the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585).
(noun.) Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846).
(noun.) (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391).
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Examples
- Gregory, not the founder but the apostle of the scientific method. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Rome mission was sent by Pope Gregory the Great just at the close of the sixth century. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Honorius was succeeded by Gregory IX (1227), who evidently came to the papal throne with a nervous resolution to master this perplexing young man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nine years later Sir Isaac Newton, having studied Gregory’s plans, built the first reflecting telescope, which is now to be seen in the hall of the Royal Society in London. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Gregory was formulating his theory, which was almost exactly what Holmes had foretold in the train. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But Gregory Watt died when he was twenty-eight. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Already in the thirteenth century we have seen Pope Gregory IX and the Emperor Frederick II engaging in a violent public controversy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- James Gregory, a Scotchman, designed the first reflector in 1663, and described it in a book, but he was too poor to construct it. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Gregory the Great urged the people to do penance, and a general procession was formed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The period from the time of Gregory VII onward for a century and a half, was the great period of ambition and effort for the church. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Inspector Gregory was full of his case, and poured out a stream of remarks, while Holmes threw in an occasional question or interjection. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He appealed to the Pope, Gregory VII, for assistance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is the one quality which Gregory lacks. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Gregory, let me recommend to your attention this singular epidemic among the sheep. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The next Pope but one after Gregory VII was Urban II (1087-1099), the Pope of the First Crusade. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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