Gregory
pronunciation
How to pronounce Gregory in British English:
UK ['ɡreɡəri]
How to pronounce Gregory in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
- the pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085)
- (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
Word Origin
- Gregory
- masc. proper name, popular in England and Scotland by mid-12c. (Pope Gregory I sent the men who converted the English to Christianity), nativization of Late Latin Gregorius, literally "wakeful" (equivalent to Latin Vigilantius), from Greek gregorios, a derivative of gregoros "to be watchful," from PIE root *ger- "to be awake" (cognates: Sanskrit jagarti "he is awake," Avestan agarayeiti "wakes up, rouses"). At times confused with Latin gregarius (see gregarious).
Example
- 1. Editor 's note : gregory ferenstein is an author and educator .
- 2. According to gregory mack , a participant , all this makes a big difference .
- 3. For gregory 's birthday , we invited his classmates over and taught them to play musical chairs .
- 4. This electron scan also came from david gregory and debbie marshall , who did the pubic louse earlier .
- 5. Humberside police community support officer sam gregory evidence suggested thieves were using the internet to pinpoint prospective hauls .