relating to, associated with, or introduced by any of the popes named Gregory, esp Gregory I or Gregory XIII
Gregorian in American English
(grəˈgɔriən)
adjective
of or introduced by Pope Gregory I or Pope Gregory XIII
Examples of 'Gregorian' in a sentence
Gregorian
I liked the Latin obscurity of the old-fashioned Mass. I liked the Gregorian music.
Tapply, William G FOLLOW THE SHARKS
She put a CD of Gregorian chant on the player, and came and sat by Alec and took him in her arms.
Murray, Stephen DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
He played Gregorian chants like we heard at school in music class.
Womack, Jack RANDOM ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE (1993)
All related terms of 'Gregorian'
Gregorian chant
a ritual plainsong , monophonic and unmeasured , traditionally codified by Pope Gregory I, and formerly widely used in the Roman Catholic Church
Gregorian tone
a plainsong melody
Gregorian calendar
the revision of the Julian calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII and still in force, whereby the ordinary year is made to consist of 365 days and a leap year occurs in every year whose number is divisible by four , except those centenary years, such as 1900, whose numbers are not divisible by 400
Gregorian telescope
a form of reflecting astronomical telescope with a concave ellipsoidal secondary mirror and the eyepiece set behind the centre of the parabolic primary mirror
church mode
a manner or way of doing, acting, or existing
the new-style calendar
the revision of the Julian calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII and still in force, whereby the ordinary year is made to consist of 365 days and a leap year occurs in every year whose number is divisible by four, except those centenary years, such as 1900, whose numbers are not divisible by 400