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• bellarmine
  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

Bellarmine Mugabe is one of two sons Robert Mugabe had with his second wife, Grace.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

The Mugabes, except for Bellarmine, are believed to be living in Zimbabwe.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

It was the first time the Bruins had three players score 20 or more points since four of them did it against Bellarmine in November 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

Jiménez started training for the role in high school, broadcasting many games, including the Bellarmine College Preparatory basketball varsity team’s contests.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024

Similarly, in April, Cardinal Bellarmine asked the Jesuit astronomers whether Galileo’s discoveries had been confirmed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton