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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation..
A bellarmine found in Westminster, which, when found, was corked up, and in it were found some old pins and rusty nails; it had been probably used in the art of Black Magic.
Use bellarmine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bellarmine means A stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation..
Common synonyms include Bartmann jug, graybeard, greybeard, longbeard.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A bellarmine found in Westminster, which, when found, was corked up, and in it were found some old pins and rusty nails; it had been probably used in the art of Black Magic.
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