About The Word Bellarmine
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Bellarmine
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What's The Definition Of Bellarmine?
[n] a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
[n] Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) Synonyms | Synonyms for Bellarmine: Bellarmino | Cardinal Bellarmine | graybeard | longbeard | Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine Related Terms | Find terms related to Bellarmine: See Also | cardinal | jug | theologian | theologiser | theologist | theologizer Bellarmine In Webster's Dictionary \Bel"lar*mine\, 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}.
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