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gregorian telescope
nounVery Low
/ɡrɪˌɡɔː.ri.ən ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/A type of reflecting telescope with a concave primary mirror and a concave secondary mirror placed outside the focal point, designed by James Gregory.
gregorian tone
nounVery Low
/ɡrɪˌɡɔː.ri.ən ˈtəʊn/A specific melodic formula used for chanting psalms, prayers, and scripture in the liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church.
gregorian water
nounVery Low / Archaic / Specialized
/ɡrɪˌɡɔː.ri.ən ˈwɔː.tər/Holy water that has been blessed by a priest according to the specific rites of the Gregorian liturgy, traditionally used in exorcisms and other solemn blessings.
gregory
nounLow
/ˈɡrɛɡ(ə)ri/A masculine given name of Greek origin, meaning 'watchful' or 'alert'.
gregory i
nounVery low (proper noun, historical/religious context only)
/ˌɡreɡ.ər.i ðə ˈfɜːst/A historical figure, also known as Pope Gregory I or Saint Gregory the Great, who was Pope from 590 to 604 AD and is a Doctor of the Church.
gregory ii
nounLow
/ˈɡrɛɡəri ðə ˈsɛkənd/The name of two different popes of the Roman Catholic Church.
gregory iii
nounC1/C2
/ˈɡrɛɡəri ðə ˈθɜːd/The proper name of a specific historical figure, primarily Pope Gregory III (731–741 AD) or King Gregory III of Scotland (later historical or fictional use). It functions as a compound proper noun.
gregory iv
nounVery Low
/ˈɡrɛɡəri ðə ˈfɔːθ/A pope of the Catholic Church who served from 827 to 844 CE.
gregory ix
nounVery Low
/ˌɡrɛɡərɪ ðə ˈnaɪnθ/Pope Gregory IX (c. 1145–1241), born Ugolino di Conti, who was the head of the Catholic Church from 1227 until his death.
gregory of nazianzus
nounVery Low
/ˌɡrɛɡ(ə)ri əv nəˈzɪænzəs/A 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople, theologian, and one of the three great Cappadocian Fathers of the Church.
gregory of nyssa
nounLow
/ˌɡrɛɡ.ər.i əv ˈnɪs.ə/A 4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint, one of the Cappadocian Fathers.
gregory of tours
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˌɡrɛɡ(ə)ri əv ˈtʊəz/A sixth-century historian and bishop, considered the primary source for the history of early Merovingian France.
gregory v
nounRare/Very Low
/ˈɡrɛɡ(ə)ri ðə ˈfɪfθ/A proper name, specifically a regnal name for a pope who reigned briefly in 996–999 AD.
gregory vi
nounRare
/ˌɡrɛɡ(ə)ri ðə ˈsɪksθ/The name and regnal title of a specific Pope in the Roman Catholic Church.
gregory vii
nounC1
/ˈɡrɛɡəri ðə ˈsɛvənθ/The 11th-century pope (c. 1015–1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana, who was a central figure in the Investiture Controversy and is known for his reforms to strengthen papal authority.
gregory viii
nounC1
/ˌɡrɛɡərɪ ði ˈeɪtθ/A specific papal name and regnal number; refers to Pope Gregory VIII, who served as head of the Roman Catholic Church for a brief period in 1187.
gregory x
nounVery Low
/ˈɡrɛɡ(ə)ri ðə ˈtɛnθ/Proper noun referring to the 184th pope of the Catholic Church (1271–1276), whose pontificate was marked by organizing the Second Council of Lyon.
gregory xi
nounVery Low
/ˈɡrɛɡ(ə)ri ðə ɪˈlɛvənθ/A proper noun referring to the 14th-century pope who ended the Avignon Papacy.
gregory xii
nounVery Low
/ˌɡrɛɡəri ˈtwɛlvθ/A proper noun referring to Angelo Correr (c. 1327–1417), who served as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415 during the period of the Western Schism.
gregory xiii
nounC1
/ˌɡreɡəri ðə ˈθɜːdiənθ/Pope Gregory XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni (1502-1585), the head of the Catholic Church from 1572 to his death.

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