saint augustine

Questions about saint augustine

What does saint augustine mean?

saint augustine means "(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)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for saint augustine?

Close synonyms include Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo, St. Augustine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is saint augustine a common word?

saint augustine is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.