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Definition of St. David
1. Noun. Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600).
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. David
Literary usage of St. David
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1888)
"Archbishop Ussher says that St. David died in 554, aged eighty-two, but there is
some reason for dating his death a little later. ..."
2. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1888)
"Archbishop Ussher says that St. David died in 554, aged eighty-two, but there is
some reason for dating his death a little later. ..."
3. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"St. David, monk and bishop, the Benedict of Wales. ... Right of asylum as for St.
David. — The Hate of Cadoc. — He takes refuge in Armorica, ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"... and afterward« became "a Inner Temple, where be wa« •: 7-»-~ of St. David in WtW
... St David ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Soon after his election St David found it necessary to ... Recent criticism,
while admitting that St David founded a see at ..."
6. Insula Sanctorum Et Doctorum: Or, Ireland's Ancient Schools and Scholars by John Healy (1908)
"St. David, Archbishop of Menevia, is the most striking figure amongst, ... St.
David was born about the middle of the fifth century, and lived, it seems, ..."
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