GREGORY XIII

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• GREGORY XIII (noun)
  The noun GREGORY XIII has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GREGORY XIII used as a noun is very rare.

• GREGORY XIII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gregory; Gregory XIII; Ugo Buoncompagni

Instance hypernyms:

Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)