Gregorian calendar


Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to Gregorian calendar: lunar calendar, Julian calendar

Gre·go·ri·an calendar

 (grĭ-gôr′ē-ən)
n.
The solar calendar used in most of the world, sponsored by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 as a corrected version of the Julian calendar. See Table at calendar.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Gregorian calendar

n
the revision of the Julian calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII and still in force, whereby the ordinary year is made to consist of 365 days and a leap year occurs in every year whose number is divisible by four, except those centenary years, such as 1900, whose numbers are not divisible by 400
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Grego′rian cal′endar


n.
the reformed Julian calendar now in use, according to which the ordinary year consists of 365 days, and a leap year of 366 days occurs in every year whose number is exactly divisible by 4 except centenary years whose numbers are not exactly divisible by 400, as 1700, 1800, and 1900.
[1640–50; after Pope Gregory XIII]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Gregorian calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
New Style calendar
solar calendar - a calendar based on solar cycles
church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar - a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar
Jan, January - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
Feb, February - the month following January and preceding March
Mar, March - the month following February and preceding April
Apr, April - the month following March and preceding May
May - the month following April and preceding June
June - the month following May and preceding July
July - the month following June and preceding August
Aug, August - the month following July and preceding September
Sep, Sept, September - the month following August and preceding October
Oct, October - the month following September and preceding November
Nov, November - the month following October and preceding December
Dec, December - the last (12th) month of the year
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
Gregorianischer Kalender

Gregorian calendar

n → gregorianischer Kalender
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
1752: What should have been September 3 became September 14 with the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. Crowds flocked through the streets crying: 'Give us back our 11 days.' 1783: Britain recognised the USA by signing the Treaty of Paris, ending the American War of Independence.
On this day..
Dates for the feast on the international or Gregorian calendar vary and depend on moon sightings by Islamic scholars.
Walang Pasok: Palace declares August 12 'regular holiday' for Eid'l Adha
While Eid al-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar.
This year, Tajikistan celebrates Idi Qurbon on August 11
Named Moon Sighting Pakistan, the website features sections such as a monthly Hijri (Islamic) calendar for the next five years, a day-to-day lunar calendar against dates from the Gregorian calendar and the dates on which the first day of every lunar month will fall.
Zilhaj moon sighted, Eidul Azha on 12th
This calculation is in abidance with the Gregorian calendar.
Two Ramadans in one year in UAE?
That's 10-11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar used by much of the western world, so Islamic dates appear to drift back by 10-11 days a year when following a regular calendar.
Ramadan 2019: All you need to know about Islamic holy month; Muslims observe fasting on each day of Ramadan - from early in the morning through to sunset - in accordance with a divine commandment
Although no one knows the exact origin of the April Fool's Day, it is believed that the occasion came into being in the 16th century when the Europeans stopped following the Julian calendar and instead began using the Gregorian calendar. The significant change the new calendar brought with it was a shift in the date for celebrating the New Year's Day from March 25 to Jan.
History Of April Fool's Day
The reason is the different length of the year according to the Gregorian calendar, as well as the geographical situation.
The Astronomical Spring is Coming
It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon day) falling in the Vikram Samvat Hindu Calendar month of Phalgun, which falls somewhere between the end of February and the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar.
Holi: CM announces salaries for Hindus before festival of colors
| 1582: Pope Gregory XIII announced the new Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar.
ON THIS DAY
In the Gregorian calendar, what is the Friday before Easter known as?
QUIZ
6 in the Gregorian calendar, until the beginning of Saffar (Oct.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz competition for memorizing Quran kicks off in Madinah

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?