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Definition of St. Patrick
1. Noun. Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century.
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Patrick
Literary usage of St. Patrick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Such were the extraordinary favours which St. Patrick, with his wrestling with
... St. Patrick, having now completed his triumph over Paganism, and gathered ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Such were the extraordinary favours which St. Patrick, with his wrestling with
... St. Patrick, having now completed his triumph over Paganism, and gathered ..."
3. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Comprising the History, Institutions by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"... by St. Patrick, and Conal M'Neill . V" cent. 491. ... near Drogheda, Ireland ;
founded by St. Patrick . ... Vth cent. 507. ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
""The spirit of banter," says Dr. Hyde, "with which St. Patrick and ... St.
Patrick— Thou hast not heard such hymns as mine, Since the world began until this ..."
5. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Chambers saya, " We cau trace the footsteps of St. Patrick almost from his cradle to
... According to tradition, St. Patrick cleared Ireland of its vermin ..."
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