Meaning of BELLARMINE
| Pronunciation: | | `belâr'meen
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- [n] a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
- [n] Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
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| | Synonyms: | | Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, graybeard, longbeard, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine |
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| | See Also: | | cardinal, jug, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bel"lar*mine\, n.
A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood
of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded
face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a
leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following
the Reformation; -- called also {graybeard}, {longbeard}.
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