1 bellarmine | Definition of bellarmine

bellarmine

noun
bel·​lar·​mine | \ ¦be-lÉ™r-¦mÄ“n, -ËŒlär-; ˈbe-lÉ™r-mÉ™n\
plural -s

Definition of bellarmine

: a narrow-necked large-bellied stoneware drinking jug typically adorned with the figure of a bearded man

History and Etymology for bellarmine

after Roberto Cardinal Bellarmine (Bellarmino) †1621 Italian prelate whom such jugs originally caricatured

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