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Definition of St. augustine
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).
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
2. Noun. A resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Everglade State, Fl, Florida, Sunshine State
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Augustine
Literary usage of St. augustine
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, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Since 1887 a new edition of st. augustine has been appearing in the "Corpus ...
The principal tractates of st. augustine are also found in the collection of ..."
2. List of Documents in Spanish Archives Relating to the History of the United by James Alexander Robertson (1910)
"st. augustine. Acuerdo sobre la venta de bienes que dejo el gobernador ... St.
Augustine. Letter to Philip IV. complaining of Governor Diego de Rebolledo. ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In 428 or 429 a certain Hilary wrote to st. augustine in reference to ...
Hilary distrusted his own ability to give st. augustine a proper grasp of the ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In 42S or 429 a certain Hilary wrote to st. augustine in reference to ...
Hilary distrusted his own ability to give st. augustine a proper grasp of the ..."
5. List of Documents in Spanish Archives Relating to the History of the United by James Alexander Robertson (1910)
"st. augustine. Relacion de los Religiosos existentes en las conversiones de la
... st. augustine. Descripcion del estado en que se halla la obra del fuerte ..."
6. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"st. augustine, which a proud Spanish monarch once called the " Siem- pre fiel
Ciudad," is situated on the eastern coast of Florida. ..."
7. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1880)
"1. ic 3); though Gennadius seems to doubt whether any person had read, or even
collected, all the works of st. augustine (see ..."
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