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Gregorian meaning

  1. Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar.
  3. Of or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.

Synonyms of Gregorian

pope bishop of rome vicar of christ holy father pontiff roman catholic pope catholic pope saint doctor chant solar calendar

Using Gregorian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name. | Of or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar. | Of or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.
  • Useful related words include: pope, bishop of rome, vicar of christ, holy father.
  • In the example corpus, gregorian often appears in combinations such as: the gregorian, gregorian calendar, gregorian chant.

Context around Gregorian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Gregorian

  • In this selection, "gregorian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, proleptic, 517, seeing, calendar, chant and lunisolar stand out and add context to how "gregorian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at seeing gregorian and what, calendar the gregorian calendar has and gregorian calendar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gregorian" sits close to words such as accompanies, affiliations and agrarian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gregorian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He is known for his work on calculus and the development of the Gregorian telescope. (15 words)

That includes lyres, hurdy-gurdies, really old-school drum sounds, and even some Gregorian chants. (15 words)

Easter will fall on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars in 2025, however. (16 words)

The first year that dates in the Revised Julian calendar will not agree with those in the Gregorian calendar will be 2800, because it will be a leap year in the Gregorian calendar but not in the Revised Julian calendar. (40 words)

Most Armenian Christians use the Gregorian calendar, still celebrating Christmas Day on January 6. Some Armenian churches use the Julian calendar, thus celebrating Christmas Day on January 19 on the Gregorian calendar, with January 18 being Christmas Eve. (38 words)

The Gregorian calendar has the same months and month lengths as the Julian calendar, but, in the Gregorian calendar, years evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, except that years evenly divisible by 400 remain leap years. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Algorithm The following pseudocode determines whether a year is a leap year or a common year in the Gregorian calendar (and in the proleptic Gregorian calendar before 1582).

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the de facto international standard, and is used almost everywhere in the world for civil purposes.

Most Armenian Christians use the Gregorian calendar, still celebrating Christmas Day on January 6. Some Armenian churches use the Julian calendar, thus celebrating Christmas Day on January 19 on the Gregorian calendar, with January 18 being Christmas Eve.

So the end date is always calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, but the beginning date is usually according to the Julian calendar (or occasionally the Proleptic Gregorian calendar ).

Suttles, Wayne P. Musqueam Reference Grammar, UBC Press, 2004, p. 517. Gregorian lunisolar calendar The Gregorian calendar has a lunisolar calendar, which is used to determine the date of Easter.

The first year that dates in the Revised Julian calendar will not agree with those in the Gregorian calendar will be 2800, because it will be a leap year in the Gregorian calendar but not in the Revised Julian calendar.

The Gregorian calendar has the same months and month lengths as the Julian calendar, but, in the Gregorian calendar, years evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, except that years evenly divisible by 400 remain leap years.

The International Society for the Study of Gregorian Chant (Associazione Internazionale Studi di Canto Gregoriano) carries on the legacy of Eugène Cardine, putting special emphasis on bridging the gap between Gregorian research and praxis.

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The reason for the discrepancy is that the Gregorian year (like the Julian) is slightly too long, so the Gregorian date for a given AH date will be earlier and the Muslim calendar catches up sooner.

Christmas falls 13 days later on that calendar than it does on the Gregorian calendar used by most church and secular groups.

Demon haunted and god haunted, he emerges from the company of Odin and Thor into the High Middle Ages – the world of illuminated manuscripts, Romanesque sculpture and Gregorian chant.

He said, based on the Gregorian calendar three (3) months makes one quarter and there are 12 months, making four quarters in a year.

A little tired this morning– was up late last night at seeing Gregorian and what an amazing and unique show.

Easter Sunday and related celebrations, such as Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, are considered ‘moveable feasts,’ although, in western Christianity, which follows the Gregorian calendar, Easter always falls on a Sunday between 22 March and 25 April.

Easter will fall on the same day on the Julian and Gregorian calendars in 2025, however.

He is known for his work on calculus and the development of the Gregorian telescope.

That includes lyres, hurdy-gurdies, really old-school drum sounds, and even some Gregorian chants.

The current Gregorian calendar, with its intricate dance of leap days and leap years, seems utterly banal to those of us in the Western world today.

There is currently at least one official character birthday corresponding to every day in the Gregorian Calendar.

This extra time would then make the Gregorian calendar out of sync with the seasons, moving around 24 calendar days within a century, which could eventually see Christmas fall in summer for the Northern Hemisphere.

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Common combinations with gregorian

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gregorian" in a sentence?
An example: "Algorithm The following pseudocode determines whether a year is a leap year or a common year in the Gregorian calendar (and in the proleptic Gregorian calendar before 1582)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gregorian" from authentic English texts.
What does "gregorian" mean?
Gregorian means: Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
What are synonyms of "gregorian"?
Common synonyms of "gregorian" include: pope, bishop of rome, vicar of christ, holy father, pontiff, roman catholic pope, catholic pope, saint. Plus 3 more synonyms.
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