Gregorian

[ gri-gawr-ee-uhn, -gohr- ]

/ grɪˈgɔr i ən, -ˈgoʊr- /

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adjective

of or relating to any of the popes named Gregory, especially Gregory I or Gregory XIII.

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Origin of Gregorian

1590–1600; <New Latin gregoriānus of, pertaining to Pope Gregory, equivalent to Late Latin Gregori(us) + Latin -ānus-an

Words nearby Gregorian

gregale, gregarine, gregarious, Gregg, grego, Gregorian, Gregorian calendar, Gregorian chant, Gregorian mode, Gregorian telescope, Gregorian tone

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How to use Gregorian in a sentence

German Hans Zollner leads the Centre for Child Protection at the Institute of Psychology of the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Pope Francis Names His Anti-Abuse Team|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a young seminarian, he studied in Washington, D.C., and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Donald Wuerl: America’s Candidate for Pope?|Christopher Dickey|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Seventeen hundred and fifty-two was made memorable both in England and her colonies by the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
His contributions to Gregorian Music are now of great value.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh

The Gregorian music, the summer evening, Richard's voice—Thomasina was never to forget them.
Basil Everman|Elsie Singmaster
The church is still struggling, and is not jubilant, except in Gregorian chants, and is not therefore lofty or ornamental.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
Sometimes it modulated into tones which reminded me of the severer harmonies of the old Gregorian chants.
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for Gregorian

Gregorian

/ (ɡrɪˈɡɔːrɪən) /

adjective

relating to, associated with, or introduced by any of the popes named Gregory, esp Gregory I or Gregory XIII

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