Gregorian

//ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Gregorian. alt-of

    "Also, the play now opens and closes with a chant (definitely not gregorian, as that may have required some research) of Kyrie Eleison four times, not three, which is just enough to confound any Catholic in the audience and make Brecht roll over in his grave and puke."

  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar.

    "An average Gregorian year is 365.2425 days."

  4. 4
    Of or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the calendar he introduced in 1582 wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to Pope Gregory I or to the plainsong chants of the Roman Catholic Church wordnet

Example

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"Tom listened to Gregorian chant."

Etymology

From Gregory + -ian.

Related phrases

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