Stephen
[ stee-vuh n ]
/ ˈsti vən /
noun
Saint,died a.d. c35,
first Christian martyr.
Saint,c975–1038,
first king of Hungary 997–1038.
Stephen of Blois,1097?–1154,
king of England 1135–54.
Sir Leslie,1832–1904,
English critic, biographer, and philosopher.
a male given name.
Definition for stephen (2 of 10)
Stephen I
noun
Saint,died a.d. 257?,
pope 254–257.
Definition for stephen (3 of 10)
Stephen II
noun
died a.d. 757,
pope 752–757.
Definition for stephen (4 of 10)
Stephen III
noun
died a.d. 772,
pope 768–772.
Definition for stephen (5 of 10)
Stephen IV
noun
died a.d. 817,
pope 816–817.
Definition for stephen (6 of 10)
Stephen V
noun
died a.d. 891,
pope 885–891.
Definition for stephen (7 of 10)
Stephen VI
noun
died a.d. 897,
pope 896–897.
Definition for stephen (8 of 10)
Stephen VII
noun
died a.d. 931,
pope 928–931.
Definition for stephen (9 of 10)
Stephen VIII
noun
died a.d. 942,
pope 939–942.
Definition for stephen (10 of 10)
Stephen IX
noun
died 1058,
pope 1057–58.
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British Dictionary definitions for stephen
Stephen
/ (ˈstiːvən) /
noun
?1097–1154, king of England (1135–54); grandson of William the Conqueror. He seized the throne on the death of Henry I, causing civil war with Henry's daughter Matilda. He eventually recognized her son (later Henry II) as his successor
Saint. died ?35 ad, the first Christian martyr. Feast day: Dec 26 or 27
Saint, Hungarian name István. ?975–1038 ad, first king of Hungary as Stephen I (997–1038). Feast day: Aug 16 or 20
Sir Leslie. 1832–1904, English biographer, critic, and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography; father of the novelist Virginia Woolf