Savonarola

[sav-uh-nuh-roh-luh; Italian sah-vaw-nah-raw-lah]

noun

Gi·ro·la·mo [ji-rol-uh-moh; Italian jee-raw-lah-maw] /dʒɪˈrɒl əˌmoʊ; Italian dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/, 1452–98, Italian monk, reformer, and martyr.

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Contemporary Examples of savonarola

Negative reality: Santorum may sound like Savonarola, but he comes across as Little Nell.
Santorum’s ‘Positive’ Qualities Will Soon Look Like Dead Weight
Lee Siegel
February 11, 2012

Historical Examples of savonarola

Gallileo, as we know, and Savonarola suffered for their crimes.
Six Centuries of Painting
Randall Davies
The first may refer to song-books, which actually were burnt by Savonarola.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Jacob Burckhardt
See first part of Villari's well known biography of Savonarola.
Lucretia Borgia
Ferdinand Gregorovius
And in that rumour Savonarola had heard the assurance that his prophecy was being verified.
Romola
George Eliot
“I do not desire the death of Bernardo,” said Savonarola, colouring deeply.
Romola
George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for savonarola

Savonarola

noun

Girolamo (dʒiˈrɔːlamo). 1452–98, Italian religious and political reformer. As a Dominican prior in Florence he preached against contemporary sinfulness and moral corruption. When the Medici were expelled from the city (1494) he instituted a severely puritanical republic but lost the citizens' support after being excommunicated (1497). He was hanged and burned as a heretic

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Word Origin and History for savonarola

Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498), Dominican monk famous for his fierce opposition to moral license and Church corruption.