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Gregory

, Lady Isabella Augusta Persse 1852-1932.

Irish playwright. She was a founder and director (1904-1928) of the Abbey Theatre, for which she wrote a number of short plays, including Spreading the News (1904).

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Gregory

(ˈɡrɛɡərɪ)

(Biography) Lady (Isabella) Augusta (Persse). 1852–1932, Irish dramatist; a founder and director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin

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Greg•o•ry

(ˈgrɛg ə ri)

n.

Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse), 1852–1932, Irish playwright.

Greg•o•ry

(ˈgrɛg ə ri)
n.

1. Gregory I, Saint ( “Gregory the Great” ), A.D. c540–604, Italian pope 590–604.

2. Gregory VII, Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian pope 1073–85.

3. Gregory XIII, (Ugo Buoncompagni) 1502–85, Italian pope 1572–85.

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Noun	1.	Gregory - (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391) Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of Nazianzen Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
	2.	Gregory - Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the United States (1765-1846) Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari, Gregory XVI
	3.	Gregory - the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni
	4.	Gregory - the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417) Angelo Correr, Gregory XII
	5.	Gregory - the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085) Gregory VII, Hildebrand
	6.	Gregory - (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) Gregory I, Gregory the Great, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

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Gregory

[ˈgregərɪ] N → Gregorio

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