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Augustine

see synonyms of augustine

Noun

1. augustine, augustine of hippo, saint augustine, st. augustine

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Augustine

see synonyms of augustine
noun
1. 
Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
2. 
Saint. died 604 ad, Roman monk, sent to Britain (597 ad) to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and to establish the authority of the Roman See over the native Celtic Church; became the first archbishop of Canterbury (601–604). Feast day: May 26 or 27
3. 
a member of an Augustinian order

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Augustine

see synonyms of augustine
noun
a masculine name: var. Austin, Augustin; equiv. Ger. & Fr. Augustin, It. Agostino
1. 
Saint( a.d. 354-430); early Christian church father, born in Numidia: bishop of Hippo in N Africa: his day is Aug. 28
2. 
Saint(died a.d. 604); Rom. monk sent to convert the English to Christianity: 1st archbishop of Canterbury: his day is May 27

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Augustine

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Early Christian church father and philosopher who served (396-430) as the bishop of Hippo (in present-day Algeria). Through such writings as the autobiographical Confessions (397) and the voluminous City of God (413-426), he profoundly influenced Christianity, arguing against Manichaeism and Donatism and helping to establish the doctrine of original sin.
Italian-born missionary and prelate who introduced Christianity to southern Britain and in 597 was ordained as the first archbishop of Canterbury.

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