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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]