Bruno

/ˈbrunoʊ/
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Other forms: Brunos

Definitions of Bruno
  1. noun
    German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
    synonyms: Bruno of Toul, Leo IX
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    Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, pope
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
  2. noun
    (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
    synonyms: Saint Bruno, St. Bruno
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    churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
    saint
    a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
  3. noun
    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)
    synonyms: Giordano Bruno
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    philosopher
    a specialist in philosophy
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