Definition of Bellarmine

1. Noun. Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621).


2. Noun. A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century).
Exact synonyms: Greybeard, Long-beard, Longbeard
Generic synonyms: Jug

Definition of Bellarmine

1. n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellarmine

bell tent
bell the cat
bell toad
bell tower
bell towers
bella sombra
belladonna
belladonna alkaloid
belladonna alkaloids
belladonna extract
belladonna lily
belladonna ophthalmologic
belladonna tincture
belladonnas
belladonnine
bellarmine (current term)
bellbergite
bellbind
bellbinds
bellbird
bellbirds
bellbottom trousers
bellbottoms
bellboy
bellboys
bellcote
bellcotes
belle
belle-lettrist
belle-lettrists

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