Augustine

[ aw-guh-steen, aw-guhs-tin, uh-guhs- ]

/ ˈɔ gəˌstin, ɔˈgʌs tɪn, əˈgʌs- /

noun

Saint,a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.

Saint,Austin,died a.d. 604, Roman monk: headed group of missionaries who landed in England a.d. 597 and began the conversion of the English to Christianity; first archbishop of Canterbury 601–604.

a male given name, form of Augustus.

OTHER WORDS FROM Augustine

pre-Au·gus·tine, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for augustine

In his City of God, Augustine was quite clear that in the hereafter humans would no longer need bathroom breaks.

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Augustine told me that a university official said they were treating the list like regular graffiti.

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And an unjust law, as Saint Augustine said, is no law at all.

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Oh, and another thought on yesterday's post: I wonder if the binding on Saint Augustine's book would have seemed Middle Eastern.

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I suspect his final opera omni in a critical German edition will equal in length that of Augustine, Aquinas, and Bonaventure.

Benedict the Philosopher |Justin Green |March 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Augustine was a wild youth, sunk in vice, and a violent opposer of religion.

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Luther's great doctrine was Justification by Faith, although he took the same ground as Augustine.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI |John Lord
Moreover, to know about things is useful for preachers and theologians, as Augustine says.

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Saint Augustine alludes to a story of a battle between evil spirits beheld upon a plain in Campania during the civil wars of Rome.

The Science of Fairy Tales |Edwin Sidney Hartland
In the month of August, he was led out of prison and confined in the Augustine convent.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V |J. H. Merle d'Aubigné

British Dictionary definitions for augustine

Augustine

/ (ɔːˈɡʌstɪn) /

noun

Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28

Saint. died 604 ad, Roman monk, sent to Britain (597 ad) to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and to establish the authority of the Roman See over the native Celtic Church; became the first archbishop of Canterbury (601–604). Feast day: May 26 or 27

a member of an Augustinian order

Cultural definitions for augustine

Augustine

[ (aw-guh-steen, aw-gus-tin) ]

An important teacher in the Christian church, who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries. After a dramatic conversion to Christianity, Augustine became a bishop. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. His works include The City of God and his autobiography, Confessions.

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