Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gregory

6 senses of gregory

Sense 1
Gregory, 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))
       INSTANCE OF=> theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser -- (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
       INSTANCE OF=> Church Father, Father of the Church, Father -- ((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)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
       INSTANCE OF=> Doctor of the Church, Doctor -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages")

Sense 2
Gregory, Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari -- (Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

Sense 3
Gregory, Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni -- (the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

Sense 4
Gregory, Gregory XII, Angelo Correr -- (the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

Sense 5
Gregory, 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))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)

Sense 6
Gregory, Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great -- ((Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604))
       INSTANCE OF=> pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome -- (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
       INSTANCE OF=> Doctor of the Church, Doctor -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages")