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  bellarmine

  noun

  a fat, narrow-necked stoneware bottle of the 16th and 17th centuries, ornamented with a bearded mask.
• Bellarmine
  Bellarmine

  noun

  Saint Robert . 1542–1621, Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal; an important influence during the Counter-Reformation

bellarmine

American  

[bel-ahr-meen, bel-ahr-meen, -er-] / ˌbɛl ɑrˈmin, ˈbɛl ɑrˌmin, -ər- /

noun

1. a fat, narrow-necked stoneware bottle of the 16th and 17th centuries, ornamented with a bearded mask.

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Bellarmine ¹ British  

/ ˈbɛlɑːˌmiːn /

noun

1. Saint Robert . 1542–1621, Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal; an important influence during the Counter-Reformation

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bellarmine ² British  

/ ˈbɛlɑːˌmiːn /

noun

1. a large stoneware or earthenware jug for ale or spirits, bearing a bearded mask

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Etymology

Origin of bellarmine

1710–20; named after Cardinal Bellarmino (1542–1621), Italian churchman, the object of the caricature on the bottle

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Bellarmine

Venmo and PayPal are already available for students at Michigan State University, Texas Tech University, Kansas State University, Bellarmine University and Butler University, with a broader rollout to additional universities expected throughout the year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bellarmine is the youngest son of Robert and his second wife Grace Mugabe.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

Police are not yet officially naming Bellarmine Mugabe as one of those arrested, but reporters at the scene saw him in handcuffs and he has been widely named by local media.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Many work on short, semester-long contracts across three colleges at the university: the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the School of Film and Television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

Bellarmine met Galileo at the door and murmured to him that whatever happened next, he must go along with it and raise no objections.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin