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Definition of Saint athanasius
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373).
Exact synonyms: Athanasius, Athanasius The Great, St. Athanasius
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Saint, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Saint, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Athanasius
Literary usage of Saint athanasius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"saint athanasius was a man called Athanasius, accused of many crimes, condemned
by such and such a council for such and such a crime. ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"saint athanasius was a man called Athanasius, accused of many crimes, condemned
by such and such a council for such and such a crime. ..."