HyperDic: saint_anselm

English > 1 sense of the expression Saint Anselm:
NOUNperson Saint Anselm, Anselm, St. Anselman Italian who was a Benedictine monk
English > Saint Anselm: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God.
SynonymsAnselm, St. Anselm
Instance ofarchbishopA bishop of highest rank
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

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