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| gregory | (n) (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 Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen |
| gregory | (n) Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846), Syn. Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari, Gregory XVI |
| gregory | (n) the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585), Syn. Ugo Buoncompagni, Gregory XIII |
| gregory | (n) 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 XII, Angelo Correr |
| gregory | (n) 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 VII, Hildebrand |
| gregory | (n) (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604), Syn. Gregory the Great, Saint Gregory I, Gregory I, St. Gregory I |
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