gregory

Noun gregory has 6 senses

• gregory(n = noun.person) gregory nazianzen, gregory of nazianzen, st. gregory of nazianzen - (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391);
is a kind of church father, father, father of the church, doctor, doctor of the church, saint, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer

• gregory(n = noun.person) bartolomeo alberto capillari, gregory xvi - Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846);
is a kind of bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ

• gregory(n = noun.person) gregory xiii, ugo buoncompagni - the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585);
is a kind of bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ
Derived form adjective gregorian₂

• gregory(n = noun.person) angelo correr, gregory xii - the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417);
is a kind of bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ

• gregory(n = noun.person) gregory vii, hildebrand - 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);
is a kind of bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ

• gregory(n = noun.person) gregory i, gregory the great, saint gregory i, st. gregory i - (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604);
is a kind of doctor, doctor of the church, bishop of rome, catholic pope, holy father, pontiff, pope, roman catholic pope, vicar of christ, saint
Derived form adjective gregorian₁