st. vitus

1. 1.

   Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)

   SynonymsVitus

   Broadermartyrsaint

Questions about st. vitus

What does st. vitus mean?

st. vitus means "Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)".

What is another word for st. vitus?

Close synonyms include Vitus. 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 st. vitus a common word?

st. vitus 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.