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Definition of Santon
1. n. A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
Definition of Santon
1. Noun. A Muslim holy man. ¹
2. Noun. In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Santon
1. an Eastern saint [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Santon
Literary usage of Santon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lincolnshire Pedigrees by A R (Arthur Roland) Maddison, Arthur Staunton Larken (1904)
"Christopher Anthony santon, 4th son, supervisor of the will santon, ... Robert santon
of santon, 1st son; supervisor of his mother's will; sp bel, ..."
2. The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical by Alexander Chalmers (1802)
"All the beys applauded his sentiment, and the king's officers conducted her to
the santon; who, notwithstanding his frozen age, could not sec such a beauty ..."
3. The British Essayists by James Ferguson (1823)
"He gazed on her with pleasure; and the devil, taking this opportunity, whispered
in his ear thus:' O santon ! don't let slip such a fortunate minute: tell ..."
4. Persian Letters by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu, John Davidson, Edouard de Beaumont (1892)
"USBEK TO HIS BROTHER, santon 2 AT THE MONASTERY OF CASEIN. I HUMBLE myself in
the dust before you, holy santon; your footprints are to me as the apple of my ..."
5. A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Washington Irving (1835)
"How a Moorish santon undertook to deliver the city of Malaga from the power of
its enemies. THERE lived at this time, in a hamlet in the neighborhood of ..."
6. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association, Thomas Rowland Powel, Donald Moore (1895)
"The santon inscription was first figured by Oswald in the Transactions of the
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. ii, Part 2, copied by Gumming in his ..."
7. Lincolnshire Pedigrees by A R (Arthur Roland) Maddison, Arthur Staunton Larken (1904)
"Christopher Anthony santon, 4th son, supervisor of the will santon, ... Robert santon
of santon, 1st son; supervisor of his mother's will; sp bel, ..."
8. The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical by Alexander Chalmers (1802)
"All the beys applauded his sentiment, and the king's officers conducted her to
the santon; who, notwithstanding his frozen age, could not sec such a beauty ..."
9. The British Essayists by James Ferguson (1823)
"He gazed on her with pleasure; and the devil, taking this opportunity, whispered
in his ear thus:' O santon ! don't let slip such a fortunate minute: tell ..."
10. Persian Letters by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu, John Davidson, Edouard de Beaumont (1892)
"USBEK TO HIS BROTHER, santon 2 AT THE MONASTERY OF CASEIN. I HUMBLE myself in
the dust before you, holy santon; your footprints are to me as the apple of my ..."
11. A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Washington Irving (1835)
"How a Moorish santon undertook to deliver the city of Malaga from the power of
its enemies. THERE lived at this time, in a hamlet in the neighborhood of ..."
12. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association, Thomas Rowland Powel, Donald Moore (1895)
"The santon inscription was first figured by Oswald in the Transactions of the
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. ii, Part 2, copied by Gumming in his ..."
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