Saint Augustine
1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasize...
Saint Baeda
1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]
Saint Beda
1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {Saint Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]
Saint Bede
1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: {Bede}, {St. Bede}, {Baeda}, {Saint Baeda}, {St. Baeda}, {Beda}, {Saint Beda}, {St. Beda}, {the Venerable Bede}]
Saint Benedict
1: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) [syn: {Benedict}, {St. Benedict}]
Saint Bernard
1: a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful thick-coated dog used as a rescue dog [syn: {St Bernard}]
Saint Boniface
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) [syn: {Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfr...
Saint Bride
1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {St. Bride}]
Saint Bridget
1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
Saint Brigid
1: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget}, {Saint Bridget}, {St. Bridget}, {Brigid}, {St. Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St. Bride}]
Saint Bruno
1: (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) [syn: {Bruno}, {St. Bruno}]
Saint Christopher
1: Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century) [syn: {Christopher}, {St. Christopher}] 2: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis [syn: {St. Christopher}, {Sain...
Saint Christopher-Nevis
1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Federation of Saint Kitts a...
Saint Cloud
1: a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries [syn: {St. Cloud}]
Saint Crispin
1: patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century) [syn: {Crispin}, {St. Crispin}]
Saint David
1: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: {David}, {St. David}]
Saint Denis
1: United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) [syn: {St. Denis}, {Ruth Saint Denis}, {Ruth St. Denis}]
Saint Dominic
1: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) [syn: {Dominic}, {St. Dominic}, {Domingo de Guzman}]
Saint Edward the Confessor
1: son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066) [syn: {Edward the Confessor}, {St. Edward the Confessor}]
Saint Edward the Martyr
1: King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978) [syn: {Edward the Martyr}, {St. Edward t...
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
1: United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn: {Seton}, {Elizabeth Seton}, {Mother Seton}]
Saint Elmo's fire
1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulm...
Saint Elmo's light
1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo's fire}, {Saint Ulmo...
Saint Emilion
1: full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux
Saint Eustatius
1: an island in the Netherlands Antilles [syn: {St. Eustatius}]
Saint Francis
1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, ...
Saint Francis of Assisi
1: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) [syn: {Francis of Assisi}, {St. Francis of Assisi}, {Saint Francis}, {St. Franc...
Saint Francis River
1: a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas [syn: {Saint Francis}, {St. Francis}, {St. Francis River}]
Saint Francis Xavier
1: Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552) [syn: {Xavier}]
Saint George
1: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: {George}, {St. George}]
Saint Gregory I
1: (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory I}, {St. Gregory I}, {Gregory the Great...
Saint Ignatius
1: bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) [syn: {Ignatius}, {St. Ignatius}]
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
1: Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556) [syn: {Ignatius of Loyola}, {St. Ignatius of Loyola}, {Loyola}]
Saint Ignatius' itch
1: a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous ...
Saint James
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {St. James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St. James the Apostle}]
Saint James the Apostle
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James}, {Saint James}, {St. James}, {St. James the Apostle}]
Saint Jerome
1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a ...
Saint Joan
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 ...
Saint John
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {St. John}, {Saint John the Apostle}, {St. John ...
Saint John River
1: a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy [syn: {Saint John}, {St. John}, {St. John River}]
Saint John the Apostle
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation [syn: {John}, {Saint John}, {St. John}, {St. John the Apostle}...
Saint John's
1: a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland [syn: {St. John's}] 2: the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua [syn: {St. John's}, {capital of Antigua an...
Saint Johns
1: a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns River}, {St. Johns}, {St. Johns River}]
Saint Johns River
1: a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Saint Johns}, {St. Johns}, {St. Johns River}]
Saint Joseph
1: a Christian holy day [syn: {St Joseph}, {March 19}] 2: a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express [syn: {St. Joseph}]
Saint Jude
1: (New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless [syn: {Jude}, {St. Jude}, {Judas}, {Thaddaeus}]
Saint Kitts
1: the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis [syn: {Saint Christopher}, {St. Christopher}, {St. Kitts}]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1: a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 [syn: {Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis}, {Saint Christo...
Saint Lawrence
1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died ...
Saint Lawrence River
1: a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic [syn: {Saint Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence River}]
Saint Lawrence Seaway
1: a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior [syn: {St. Lawre...
Saint Louis
1: king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) [syn: {Louis IX}, {St. Louis}] 2: the largest city in Missouri; a busy river po...
Saint Lucia
1: a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979 [syn: {St. Lucia}] 2: a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique [syn: {St. Lucia}]
Saint Luke
1: (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel [syn: {Luke}, {St. Luke}]
Saint Maarten
1: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {Saint Martin}, {St. Martin}, {St. Maarten}]
Saint Mark
1: Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel [syn: {Mark}, {St. Mark}]
Saint Martin
1: an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands [syn: {St. Martin}, {Saint Maarten}, {St. Maarten}]
Saint Matthew
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {Saint Matthew the Apostle}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
Saint Matthew the Apostle
1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel [syn: {Matthew}, {Saint Matthew}, {St. Matthew}, {St. Matthew the Apostle}, {Levi}]
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Saint Nicholas
1: a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) [syn: {Nicholas}, {St. Nicholas}]
Saint Nick
1: the legendary patron saint of children [syn: {Santa Claus}, {Kriss Kringle}, {Father Christmas}, {St. Nick}]
Saint Olaf
1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Olav II}, {Saint Olav}, {St. Olaf}, {St. Olav}]
Saint Olav
1: King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: {Olaf II}, {Olav II}, {Saint Olaf}, {St. Olaf}, {St. Olav}]
Saint Patrick
1: Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century [syn: {Patrick}, {St. Patrick}]
Saint Patrick's Day
1: a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland [syn: {St Patrick's Day}, {March 17}]
Saint Paul
1: (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul's nam...
Saint Peter
1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {St. Peter}, {Saint Peter the Apostle}, {St. Peter t...
Saint Peter the Apostle
1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: {Peter}, {Simon Peter}, {Saint Peter}, {St. Peter}, {St. Peter the Apostle}]
Saint Peter's wreath
1: shrub having copious small white flowers in spring [syn: {bridal wreath}, {bridal-wreath}, {St. Peter's wreath}, {Spiraea prunifolia}]
Saint Petersburg
1: a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort [syn: {St. Petersburg}] 2: a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finlan...
Saint Thomas
1: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: {Thomas}, {St. Thomas}, {doubting Thomas}, {Thomas the doubting Apostle}] 2: (Roman Catholic C...
Saint Thomas a Becket
1: (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) [syn: {Becket}, {Thom...
Saint Thomas Aquinas
1: (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of th...
Saint Ulmo's fire
1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulm...
Saint Ulmo's light
1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: {corona discharge}, {corona}, {corposant}, {St. Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's fire}, {Saint Elmo's light}, {Saint Ulm...
Saint Valentine's Day
1: a day for the exchange of tokens of affection [syn: {Valentine Day}, {Valentine's Day}, {St Valentine's Day}, {February 14}]
Saint Vincent
1: an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [syn: {St. Vincent}]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1: an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 [syn: {St. Vincent and the Grenadines}]
Saint Vitus dance
1: chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever [syn: {Sydenham's chorea}, {St. Vitus dance}]
Saint-Bernard's-lily
1: southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers [syn: {Anthericum liliago}]
Saint-John's-bread
1: powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute [syn: {carob}, {carob powder}]
Saint-Mihiel
1: a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France [syn: {St Mihiel}, {battle of St Mihiel}]
Saint-Saens
1: French pianist and composer (1835-1921) [syn: {Charles Camille Saint-Saens}]
sainted
1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angeli...
sainthood
1: saints collectively 2: the status and dignity of a saint
saintlike
1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angeli...
saintly
1: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: {angelic}, {angeli...
Saintpaulia
1: east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated [syn: {genus Saintpaulia}]
Saintpaulia ionantha
1: tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers [syn: {African violet}]
Saipan
1: the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States 2: US forces captured the island from t...
Sajama
1: a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
Sakartvelo
1: a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 [syn: {Georgia}]
sake
1: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" [syn: {interest}] 2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made...
Sakharov
1: Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) [syn: {Andrei Sakharov}, {Andrei Dimitrievi...
Saki
1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: {Munro}, {H. H. Munro}, {Hector Hugh Munro}] 2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot [syn: {sake}, {rice beer}]...
Sakkara
1: a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids [syn: {Saqqara}, {Saqqarah}]
Sakti
1: the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi [syn: {Shakti}]
Saktism
1: a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti [syn: {Shaktism}] 2: worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva [syn: {Shaktism}]
sal ammoniac
1: a white salt used in dry cells [syn: {ammonium chloride}]
sal soda
1: a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper [syn: {sodium carbonate}, {washing soda}, {soda ash}, {soda}]
sal volatile
1: a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol [syn: {spirits of ammonia}]
salaah
1: the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salat}, {salaat}, {salah}]
salaam
1: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation v : greet with a salaam
salaat
1: the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salat}, {salah}, {salaah}]
salable
1: possible to sell [syn: {saleable}] [ant: {unsalable}]
salacious
1: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a littl...
salaciously
1: in a lascivious manner [syn: {lasciviously}]
salaciousness
1: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {obscenity}, {lewdness}, {bawdiness}, {salacity}]
salacity
1: the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: {obscenity}, {lewdness}, {bawdiness}, {salaciousness}]
salad
1: food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
salad bar
1: a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste
salad bowl
1: a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad [syn: {salad plate}] 2: a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
salad burnet
1: European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads [syn: {burnet bloodwort}, {pimpernel}, {Poterium sanguisorba}] 2: leaves sometimes used for salad
salad cream
1: a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonaise
salad days
1: the best time of youth [syn: {bloom}, {bloom of youth}]
salad dressing
1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: {dressing}]
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