saint louis

Questions about saint louis

What does saint louis mean?

saint louis means "king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for saint louis?

Close synonyms include Louis IX, St. Louis, St. Louis, Gateway to the West. 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 louis a common word?

saint louis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.