gregorian

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/ɡɹɪˈɡɔːɹi.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.

“An average Gregorian year is 365.2425 days.”

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Meanings

gregorian1

adjective
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gregorian.

    Also, the play now opens and closes with a chant (definitely not gregorian, as that may have required some research) of Kyrie Eleison four times, not three, which is just enough to confound any Catholic in the audience and make Brecht roll over in his grave and puke.

    1988 April 8, Tom Boeker, “The Duchess of Malfi”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2015

Gregorian2

adjectiveGregorian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.
  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Gregorian calendar.

    An average Gregorian year is 365.2425 days.

  3. not comparableOf or relating to James Gregory (mathematician), inventor of the Gregorian telescope.
nounGregorian (plural Gregorians)

plural Gregorians

  1. A member of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory.

Origin

From Gregory + -ian.

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Translations

Catalan gregorià
  • gregoriàof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Danish gregoriansk
  • gregorianskof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Dutch gregoriaanse, gregoriaans
  • gregoriaanseof, or relating to a person named Gregory
  • gregoriaansof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Finnish gregoriaaninen
  • gregoriaaninenof, or relating to a person named Gregory
French grégorien
  • grégorienof, or relating to a person named Gregory
German gregorianisch
  • gregorianischof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Hindi ग्रेगोरियाई
  • ग्रेगोरियाई (gregoriyāī)of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Irish Greagórach
  • Greagórachof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Italian gregoriano
  • gregorianoof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Latin Gregorianus
  • Gregorianusof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Norwegian Bokmål gregoriansk
  • gregorianskof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Persian گریگوری
  • گریگوریof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Polish gregoriański
  • gregoriańskiof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Portuguese gregoriano
  • gregorianoof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Russian григориа́нский
  • григориа́нский (grigoriánskij)of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Spanish gregoriano
  • gregorianoof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Swedish gregoriansk
  • gregorianskof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Tagalog Gregoryano
  • Gregoryanoof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Turkish Gregoryen
  • Gregoryenof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Ukrainian григоріа́нський
  • григоріа́нський (hryhoriánsʹkyj)of, or relating to a person named Gregory
Welsh Gregoraidd
  • Gregoraiddof, or relating to a person named Gregory
Cite this entry
APA

gregorian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gregorian

MLA

“gregorian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gregorian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gregorian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gregorian.

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