HyperDic: st]_augustine

English > 2 senses of the expression St. Augustine:
NOUNperson St. Augustine, Augustine, Saint Augustine, Augustine of Hippo(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church
locationSt. Augustine, Saint Augustinea resort city in northeastern Florida
English > St. Augustine: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace / grace (354-430).
SynonymsAugustine, Saint Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Instance ofChurch Father, Father of the Church, Father(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine
Doctor of the Church, Doctor(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologisersomeone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
SpanishSaint Augustine, San Agustín, St. Augustine
CatalanAgustí, Sant Agustí, Sant Augustí
English > St. Augustine: 2 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningA resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States.
SynonymSaint Augustine
Instance ofcity, metropolis, urban centerA large and densely populated urban area
Part ofFlorida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL, Fla.A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
SpanishSaint Augustine, San Agustín, St. Augustine
CatalanSaint Augustine, St. Augustine

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