gregory   (TTS Sound)

The noun gregory has 6 senses

• 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))


• 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))


• Gregory, Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni -- (the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585))


• 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))


• 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))


• 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))