Bellarmine
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of jug: A bellarmine is a specific historical type of drinking jug or bottle made from stoneware (a type of pottery). It is characterized by its long neck and is often decorated with a bearded face or mask, which was a caricature of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine.
- A person: Bellarmine refers to Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine, an Italian Jesuit, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church who lived from 1542 to 1621.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Jug):
- The archaeologist carefully excavated a 17th-century bellarmine from the site.
- The museum's collection features a bellarmine decorated with the characteristic grimacing face.
- Noun (Person):
- The theological arguments of Bellarmine were influential during the Counter-Reformation.
- Cardinal Bellarmine was involved in the trial of Galileo Galilei.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in archaeology, antiques, and historical studies to describe this specific artifact. When capitalized ("Bellarmine"), it almost exclusively refers to the cardinal. When lowercase ("bellarmine"), it typically refers to the jug.
- The term bellarmine jug is sometimes used interchangeably with "greybeard" or "Bartmann jug" (from the German "Bartmann," meaning "bearded man").
Variants and Related Words
- Bartmann jug (n): Another name for a bellarmine jug, emphasizing the bearded face decoration.
- Greybeard (n): An English term for the same type of jug.
Synonyms
- For the jug: Bartmann jug, greybeard, stoneware jug, long-necked bottle.
- For the person: Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Bellarmine, Saint Robert Bellarmine (he was canonized in 1930).
Notes on Meaning
- The two meanings are connected historically. The jugs were named after Cardinal Bellarmine, as the facial caricature was intended as a form of Protestant mockery or satire against him in the 17th century. Therefore, the object's name is a direct reference to the person.
Noun
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a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
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Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)
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