vitus

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsSt. Vitus

   Broadermartyrsaint

Other forms of vitus

plural

vituses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vitus

What does vitus mean?

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

How many syllables are in vitus?

vitus has 2 syllables: vi-tus. The stress falls on "vi".

What is another word for vitus?

Close synonyms include St. 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 vitus a common word?

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.