bruno Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
   Bruno of Toul; Leo IX.
   
2. noun (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
   Saint Bruno; St. Bruno.
   
3. noun Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600)
   Giordano Bruno.
   

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