WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Savonarola
    n 1: Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar
         in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and
         gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from
         Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for
         criticizing the Pope (1452-1498) [syn: Savonarola,
         Girolamo Savonarola]