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bellarmine

bellarmine noun: a stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.

Noun

bellarmine (plural bellarmines)

  1. A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.
    • A bellarmine found in Westminster, which, when found, was corked up, and in it were found some old pins and rusty nails; it had been probably used in the art of Black Magic.1905, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, page 290

Synonyms of bellarmine

Forms of bellarmine

pluralbellarmines

Questions about bellarmine

What does bellarmine mean?
Bellarmine means a stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.
What part of speech is bellarmine?
Bellarmine is a noun.
What is the plural of bellarmine?
The plural of bellarmine is bellarmines.

Words near bellarmine in the dictionary

  1. Bellard's formula
  2. Bellards
  3. Bellarena
  4. Bellarine
  5. Bellarke
  6. bellarmine
  7. bellarmines
  8. Bellarminian
  9. Bellars
  10. Bellary
  11. Bellas

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