1. Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake (1548-1600); [syn: Bruno, Giordano Bruno]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Giordano Bruno
n 1: Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles to
develop a pantheistic monistic philosophy; condemned for
heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake
(1548-1600) [syn: Bruno, Giordano Bruno]