From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gregory \Gregory\ prop. n.
1. Pope Gregory XIII., born 1572, died 1585, the pope who
introduced the modern calendar.
Syn: Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Pope Gregory I., born circa 540, died 604; the pope for
whom Gregorian chants were named.
Syn: Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, Gregory the Great.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gregory
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his
constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and
Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
Nazianzen}, {Gregory of Nazianzen}, {St. Gregory of
Nazianzen}]
2: Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and
theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the
United States (1765-1846) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XVI},
{Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari}]
3: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern
calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XIII}, {Ugo
Buoncompagni}]
4: the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the
Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
[syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XII}, {Angelo Correr}]
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) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory
VII}, {Hildebrand}]
6: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his
spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the
Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I}, {Saint
Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great}]
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