Gregory Synonyms

gregərē
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gregory i
  2. Saint Gregory I
  3. St. Gregory I
  4. Gregory the Great
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Gregory Nazianzen
  2. Gregory of Nazianzen
  3. St. Gregory of Nazianzen
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Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Gregory XVI
  2. Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari
The pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gregory xiii
  2. Ugo Buoncompagni
The Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Gregory XII
  2. Angelo Correr
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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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gregory vii
  2. hildebrand

Words Related to Gregory

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. gregorian-calendar
  2. nicholas
  3. lawrence
  4. philip
  5. laurence

Gregory Sentence Examples

  • It is difficult to trace the names of some of the mayors of the palace, the post being of almost no significance in, the time of Gregory of Tours.

  • His nationality is uncertain, but Zosimus, Eunapius and Sulpicius Alexander (a GalloRoman historian quoted by Gregory of Tours) all refer to him as a Frank.

  • Along the portion of the south shore of the Gulf of Carpentaria which belongs to Queensland and the east coast, many large rivers discharge their waters, amongst them the Norman, Flinders, Leichhardt, Albert and Gregory on the southern shore, and the Batavia, Archer, Coleman, Mitchell, Staaten and Gilbert on the eastern shore.

  • Austin, and the brothers Gregory, whose discoveries have great importance from a geographical point of view.

  • The Barcoo or Cooper's Creek and its tributary streams were traced from the Queensland mountains, holding a south-westerly course to Lake Eyre in South Australia; the Flinders, the Gilbert, the Gregory, and other northern rivers watering the country towards the Gulf of Carpentaria were also explored.

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