GIORDANO BRUNO
\d͡ʒɪɔːdˈɑːnə͡ʊ bɹˈuːnə͡ʊ], \dʒɪɔːdˈɑːnəʊ bɹˈuːnəʊ], \dʒ_ɪ__ɔː_d_ˈɑː_n_əʊ b_ɹ_ˈuː_n_əʊ]\
Definitions of GIORDANO BRUNO
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1910 - Warner's dictionary of authors ancient and modern
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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)
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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)
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A renowned Italian philosopher; born at Nola, near Naples, Italy, 1548; burned at the stake in Rome, Feb. 17, 1600, charged with heresy. His best-known works are: "Ash-Wednesday Conversations"; "The Work of the Great Key"; "The Exploration of the Thirty Seals"; "The Taper"; "Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast"; "The Heroic Enthusiasts"; and a great number of other writings in prose and verse.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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