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Gregorian definition

grəgôrēən
Of or introduced by Pope Gregory I or Pope Gregory XIII.
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Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
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Of or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar.

An average Gregorian year is 365.2425 days.

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Of or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.
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A member of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.
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Singular:
gregorian
Plural:
gregorians

Gregorian Sentence Examples

  • On the 30th of November 1895 there was a massacre of Armenians, in which several Gregorian priests and Protestant pastors lost their lives.

  • The Gregorian correction of the calendar in 1582 has once more led to different days being observed.

  • In 1613 he appeared with the emperor Matthias before the diet of Ratisbon as the advocate of the introduction into Germany of the Gregorian calendar; but the attempt was for the time frustrated by anti-papal prejudice.

  • It Is Perhaps Unnecessary To Make Any Formal Provision Against An Error Which Can Only Happen After So Long A Period Of Time; But As 3323 Differs Little From 4000, It Has Been Proposed To Correct The Gregorian Rule By Making The Year 4000 And All Its Multiples Common Years.

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