Girolamo Savonarola
Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498) • Syn: Savonarola • Instance Hypernyms: Dominican, Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher, reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
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