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Bellarminian

Bellarminian adjective: of or relating to Saint Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Bellarmino; 1542–1621), Italian Jesuit and Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.

Adjective

Bellarminian (comparative more Bellarminian, superlative most Bellarminian)

  1. Of or relating to Saint Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Bellarmino; 1542–1621), Italian Jesuit and Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.

Forms of Bellarminian

comparativemore Bellarminian
superlativemost Bellarminian

Origin of Bellarminian

From Bellarmine + -ian.

Questions about Bellarminian

What does Bellarminian mean?
Bellarminian means of or relating to Saint Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Bellarmino; 1542–1621), Italian Jesuit and Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.
What part of speech is Bellarminian?
Bellarminian is an adjective.

Words near Bellarminian in the dictionary

  1. Bellarena
  2. Bellarine
  3. Bellarke
  4. bellarmine
  5. bellarmines
  6. Bellarminian
  7. Bellars
  8. Bellary
  9. Bellas
  10. Bellases
  11. Bellata

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