HyperDic: st]_vitus

English > 1 sense of the expression St. Vitus:
NOUNperson St. Vitus, VitusChristian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
English > St. Vitus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningChristian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300).
SynonymVitus
Instance ofmartyrOne who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing / refusing to renounce their religion
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
SpanishVito

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