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bellarmine

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bellarmine [ˈbɛlɑːˌmiːn]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) a large stoneware or earthenware jug for ale or spirits, bearing a bearded mask
[named after Saint Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal, whom these jugs were intended to caricature]
Bellarmine [ˈbɛlɑːˌmiːn]
n
(Biographies / Bellarmine, Robert, Saint (1542-1621) M, Italian, RELIGION: Jesuit, RELIGION: theologian, RELIGION: cardinal, RELIGION: saint) Saint Robert. 1542-1621, Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal; an important influence during the Counter-Reformation
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Noun1.Bellarmine - Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
Bellarmino, Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine
2.bellarmine - a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
long-beard, longbeard, greybeard
jug - a large bottle with a narrow mouth


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A grotesque and "ultra-rare" 17th century Bellarmine jar designed to ward off witches has been found by archaeologists exploring the site of the former Turk's Head Inn beneath Tipping Street car park in Stafford.
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It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter
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