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Bookmark or Share- Gregorian calendar Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of GREGORIAN CALENDAR is a calendar in general use introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a revision of the Julian calendar, adopted in Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752, marked by the suppression of 10 days or after 1700 11 days, and having leap years in every year divisible by four with the restriction that centesimal years are leap years only when divisible by 400.
- Gregorian chant - WikipediaGregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and central Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries, with later additions and redactions.
- Gregorian - WikipediaGregorian may refer to: . The thought or ideology of Pope Gregory I or Pope Gregory VII (also called Gregorianism); Things named for Pope Gregory I: . Gregorian chant, the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the western Roman Catholic Church; Gregorian mass; Brotherhood of Saint Gregory, a community of friars within the Anglican Communion.
- Gregorian calendar | Definition & Facts | BritannicaGregorian calendar, solar dating system now in general use. It was proclaimed in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a reform of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar differs from the Julian only in that no century year is a leap year unless it is exactly divisible by 400 (e.g., 2000).
- The Gregorian Calendar - timeanddate.comThe Gregorian Calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world today. It is the calendar used in the international standard for Representation of dates and times: ISO 8601:2004. It is a solar calendar based on a 365-day common year divided into 12 months of irregular lengths. 11 of the months have either 30 or 31 days, while the second ...
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