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SAINT JOAN

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SAINT JOAN (noun)
  The noun SAINT JOAN has 1 sense:

1. French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)play

  Familiarity information: SAINT JOAN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SAINT JOAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jeanne d'Arc; Joan of Arc; Saint Joan

Instance hypernyms:

martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)

military leader (a leader of military forces)


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