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- noun Plural form of
Gregorian .
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Illuminator, the Armenians who are not in union with the Holy See pride themselves upon the fact that they more truly hold the faith preached by St. Gregory and they are accordingly called Gregorians, since the word "Orthodox" would be likely to confuse them with the
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"Gregorians," implying that they keep the faith taught by St. Gregory.
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Hence it is usual to call the dissidents "Gregorians," in order to distinguish them from the Uniat Catholics.
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This kind of entertainment was entirely new to the natives, who heartily preferred it to their own dull music, resembling what are called, I believe, "Gregorians," by a bloated and Erastian establishment.
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Not according to those crazy Gregorians of course, who have it in their minds that the warmest quarter of the year lasts until the 22nd, but to gazillions of students and parents out there the lazy dog days of the season have wagged their tails for the last time this year.
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Not according to those crazy Gregorians of course, who have it in their minds that the warmest quarter of the year lasts until the 22nd, but to gazillions of students and parents out there the lazy dog days of the season have wagged their tails for the last time this year.
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“Kill the Gregorians!” yelled J. “Grongorgans, sir,” corrected Tamagotchi.
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Tyrolese anthem having been sung by some invisible voices, in which jodels leapt up and smothered Gregorians, a middle-aged Capuchin took his stand in the pulpit, and having greeted the congregation, promised to explain to them the mystery and the advantage of the Holy
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873
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Negotiations met with no success, while the synod of the Gregorians at Quedlinburg (April, 1085) showed no inclination to modify the principles which they represented.
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Gregorians, after their apostle, St. Gregory Illuminator.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
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