NOUN | person | Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc, Saint Joan | French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English / English and to have Charles VII crowned king |
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Meaning | French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English / English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy / heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431). | |
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Synonyms | Joan of Arc, Saint Joan | |
Instance of | martyr | One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing / refusing to renounce their religion |
military leader | A leader of military forces | |
Spanish | Jeanne d'Arc | |
Catalan | Jeanne d'Arc, Joana d'Arc |
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