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ST. GREGORY I
• ST. GREGORY I (noun)
The noun ST. GREGORY I has 1 sense:
1. (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
Familiarity information: ST. GREGORY I used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gregory; Gregory I; Gregory the Great; Saint Gregory I; St. Gregory I
Instance hypernyms:
Doctor; Doctor of the Church ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching)
Bishop of Rome; Catholic Pope; Holy Father; pontiff; pope; Roman Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
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