Savonarola
[sav-uh-nuh-roh-luh; Italian sah-vaw-nah-raw-lah]
- 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.
Historical Examples of savonarola
Gallileo, as we know, and Savonarola suffered for their crimes.
Six Centuries of PaintingRandall Davies
The first may refer to song-books, which actually were burnt by Savonarola.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in ItalyJacob Burckhardt
See first part of Villari's well known biography of Savonarola.
Lucretia BorgiaFerdinand Gregorovius
And in that rumour Savonarola had heard the assurance that his prophecy was being verified.
RomolaGeorge Eliot
“I do not desire the death of Bernardo,” said Savonarola, colouring deeply.
RomolaGeorge Eliot
Savonarola
- 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.
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