Bruno - Definition
bruno
n 1: German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the
beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
[syn: Leo IX, Bruno, Bruno of Toul]
2: (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who
founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn:
Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno]
3: 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) [syn:
Bruno, Giordano Bruno]