gregory

1. 1.

   (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)

   SynonymsGregory NazianzenGregory of NazianzenSt. Gregory of Nazianzen

   BroadertheologianChurch FathersaintDoctor of the Church

   Roman Catholic

2. 2.

   Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)

   SynonymsGregory XVIBartolomeo Alberto Capillari

   Broaderpope
3. 3.

   the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)

   SynonymsGregory XIIIUgo Buoncompagni

   Broaderpope
4. 4.

   the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)

   SynonymsGregory XIIAngelo Correr

   Broaderpope
5. 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)

   SynonymsGregory VIIHildebrand

   Broaderpope
6. 6.

   (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)

   SynonymsGregory ISaint Gregory ISt. Gregory IGregory the Great

   BroaderpopesaintDoctor of the Church

   Roman Catholic

Other forms of gregory

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gregory

What does gregory mean?

gregory means "(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gregory?

gregory has 3 syllables: greg-o-ry. The stress falls on "greg". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹɛɡɚi/.

What is another word for gregory?

Close synonyms include Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen, Gregory XVI, Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gregory a common word?

gregory is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.