*RELATIVES*
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*ALLIES*
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*FICTIONAL GREGORIES*
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*SONGS FOR GREGORY*
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“GREGORIAN CHANTS”
“GREGORI! GREGORI!”
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(research ‘linguistics roots’ for ‘word of the day’)
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(the masculine first name gregory derives from the latin name “gregorius,” which came from the late greek name “Γρηγόριος” (grēgorios) meaning “watchful, alert” (derived from greek “γρηγoρεῖν” “grēgorein” meaning “to watch”))
(through ‘folk etymology’, the name also became associated with latin grex (stem greg–) meaning “flock” or “herd”)
(this association with a ‘shepherd’ who diligently guides his ‘flock’ contributed to the name’s popularity among ‘monks’ and ‘popes’)
“monks” aren’t leaders!
(by their very nature, they live in isolation and concentrate on ‘biblical translations’)
(‘virtual leaders’?)
(‘macro leaders’?)
(via their ‘expert scriptural interpretations’)
(‘expert’ mostly due to sheer TIME devoted to interpreting the ‘bible’)
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(16 popes have used the name gregorius, starting with ‘pope gregory I’ (aka ‘gregory the great’))
(it is the ‘2nd most popular name for ‘pope’)
(after “john”)
(and what of ‘peter’ and ‘paul’?)
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(because of this background, it is also a very common name for ‘saints’)
(although the name was uncommon in the ‘early 20th century’, after the popularity of the actor “gregory peck” it became 1 of the 10 most common male names in the ‘1950s’ and has remained popular since)
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