noun
1. German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
• Syn: ↑Leo IX, ↑Bruno of Toul
• Instance Hypernyms:
↑pope, ↑Catholic Pope, ↑Roman Catholic Pope, ↑pontiff, ↑Holy Father, ↑Vicar of Christ, ↑Bishop of Rome
2. (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
• Syn: ↑Saint Bruno, ↑St. Bruno
• Topics: ↑Roman Catholic, ↑Western Church, ↑Roman Catholic Church, ↑Church of Rome, ↑Roman Church
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑cleric, ↑churchman, ↑divine, ↑ecclesiastic, ↑saint
3. Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
• Syn: ↑Giordano Bruno
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher
Useful english dictionary. 2012.