HyperDic: saint_joan

English > 1 sense of the expression Saint Joan:
NOUNperson Saint Joan, Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of ArcFrench heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English / English and to have Charles VII crowned king
English > Saint Joan: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench 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).
SynonymsJeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc
Instance ofmartyrOne who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing / refusing to renounce their religion
military leaderA leader of military forces
SpanishJeanne d'Arc
CatalanJeanne d'Arc, Joana d'Arc

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