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BELLARMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bellarmine mean? 

BELLARMINE (noun)
  The noun BELLARMINE has 2 senses:

1. Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)play

2. a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)play

  Familiarity information: BELLARMINE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BELLARMINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bellarmine; Bellarmino; Cardinal Bellarmine; Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine

Instance hypernyms:

cardinal ((Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)

theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bellarmine; greybeard; long-beard; longbeard

Hypernyms ("bellarmine" is a kind of...):

jug (a large bottle with a narrow mouth)


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