ST. BONIFACE

• ST. BONIFACE (noun)
  The noun ST. BONIFACE has 1 sense:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)

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

• ST. BONIFACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Apostle of Germany; Boniface; Saint Boniface; St. Boniface; Winfred; Wynfrith

Instance hypernyms:

missionary (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)

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

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)