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

2 senses of bellarmine

Sense 1
Bellarmine, Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine -- (Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621))
       INSTANCE OF=> cardinal -- ((Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)
       INSTANCE OF=> theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser -- (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)

Sense 2
bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard -- (a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century))
       => jug -- (a large bottle with a narrow mouth)