Bruno (n.)

  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 , bruno of toul ]

  2. (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)

    [ Syn: bruno , saint bruno , st. bruno ]

  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: bruno , giordano bruno ]

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