Savonarola

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Savonarola
       n : 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: {Girolamo


           Savonarola}]