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