Definition of Augustine of Hippo

1. Noun. (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).


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Literary usage of Augustine of Hippo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"Augustine of Hippo Fourchambault—He's fast, a gambler, worn out by dissipation. ... Augustine of Hippo (354-430) BY SAMUEL HART |T. AUGUSTINE of Hippo ..."

2. The Masterpieces and the History of Literature: Analysis, Criticism by Julian Hawthorne, John Russell Young, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh, John Porter Lamberton (1906)
"But by far the most illustrious of the Latin Fathers was St . Augustine of Hippo. He surpasses all the others not only in liberality of views, ..."

3. The Warner Library by Charles Dudley Warner, Harry Morgan Ayres, John William Cunliffe, Helen Rex Keller, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1917)
"AUGUSTINE of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus) was born a Tagaste in Numidia, November I3th, 354. The story of hi life has been told by himself in that wonderful ..."

4. Lives and Legends of the Great Hermits and Fathers of the Church, with Other by N. D'Anvers (1902)
"Augustine of Hippo AND HIS MOTHER IN the history of the early Church, there are few more touching stories than that of St. Augustine, who was won from the ..."

5. The Theological and Philosophical Works of Hermes Trismegistus, Christian by Hermes, John David Chambers (1882)
"Augustine of Hippo (born 354). HE relates without doubt (" City of God," viii. 23, 26) how the fifth Mercury and his friend Asclepius (or ..."

6. Religion and Science, Their Relations to Each Other at the Present Day by Stanley Taylor Gibson (1875)
"None of the fathers of the Primitive Church has a higher reputation for piety and ability than St. Augustine of Hippo ; perhaps, indeed, none so high. ..."

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