GREGORIAN CALENDAR Definition & Meaning

Gregorian calendar

[ gri-gawr-ee-uhn kal-uhn-der ]

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noun

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, such as 1700, 1800, and 1900.

Gregorian calendar

noun

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

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Origin of Gregorian calendar¹

First recorded in 1640–50; named after Pope Gregory XIII; -ian

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Foula - which is home to less than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern Gregorian calendar, preferring instead to follow some of the traditions of the Julian calendar.

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This is because they follow the Julian calendar, unlike Christian denominations which follow the Gregorian calendar.

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In the Gregorian calendar used in much of the rest of the world, that date is 8 March.

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That’s why most of the modern world has adopted the Gregorian calendar and its leap year system to allow days and months to stay in step with the seasons.

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His Gregorian calendar took effect in the late 16th century.

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