Gregory I

American  

noun

1. Saint Gregory the Great, a.d. c540–604, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 590–604.

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Gregory I British  

noun

1. Saint, known as Gregory the Great. ?540–604 _ad , pope (590–604), who greatly influenced the medieval Church. He strengthened papal authority by centralizing administration, tightened discipline, and revised the liturgy. He appointed Saint Augustine missionary to England. Feast day: March 12 or Sept 3

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Example Sentences

Then Gregory, I met Gregory Hines during that time and realized that's a Black man who looks like me who can do all this.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024

To me they really question masculinity standards, particularly Black masculinity standards, which, with Gregory, I try to dismantle as many of those as I can.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023

“Everybody is swell. God, it feels like ages, bro. I think about camp all of the time,” replied G-Dawg — or Gregory, I guess.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2016

In 590, Gregory I, also called Gregory the Great, became pope.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

If I should go further back and take up the old ransom theory of Origen and Gregory, I suspect that some of you would want to laugh.

From The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index by Kleiser, Grenville