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ST. ANSELM

Overview

ST. ANSELM (noun)
  The noun ST. ANSELM has 1 sense:

1. an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of Godplay

  Familiarity information: ST. ANSELM used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ST. ANSELM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Anselm; Saint Anselm; St. Anselm

Instance hypernyms:

archbishop (a bishop of highest rank)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)


 Context examples 


By St. Anselm! it would be an evil day if we had to bend to our master's servants as well as to our masters.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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