Savonarola

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

/ ˌsæv ə nəˈroʊ lə; Italian ˌsɑ vɔ nɑˈrɔ lɑ /

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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Examples from the Web for savonarola

Negative reality: Santorum may sound like Savonarola, but he comes across as Little Nell.
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For the rest, the work of Savonarola must not be confused with the later Reformation.
Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth Edition|A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
In everything done by Savonarola at this epoch there was a strange combination of political sagacity with monastic zeal.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
Savonarola sent back words that were unbecoming in one addressing a ruler.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard

That Savonarola believed in his own prophecies there is no doubt.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
These are the prophecies with which Savonarola anticipated the coming of a foreign conqueror.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for savonarola

Savonarola

/ (Italian savonaˈrɔːla) /

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.