Augustine

Augustine [aw-guh-steen, aw-guhs-tin, uh-guhs-] Examples noun

1. Saint,a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
2. 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.
3. a male given name, form of Augustus.

Related formspre-Au·gus·tine, adjective Examples from the Web for augustine Contemporary Examples of augustine

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

Sorry, Internet: Pope Francis Didn’t Open Paradise to Pets

Candida Moss

December 14, 2014

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

Someone Is Writing Lists of ‘Rapists’ on Columbia’s Walls

Olivia Nuzzi

May 14, 2014

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

Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Alex Haley

January 19, 2014

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

A Saint’s Fancy Dress

Blake Gopnik

March 7, 2013

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

Historical Examples of augustine

Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory, and Jerome—being the favourite subjects.

English Villages

P. H. Ditchfield

He was engaged to his cousin Augustine Landois, who was also employed by Quenu.

A Zola Dictionary

J. G. Patterson

It became so stifling that Augustine ran out of spit and was forced to lick her lips.

L’Assommoir

Emile Zola

That squint-eyed Augustine who had to look after the stoves was to eat off her knees.

L’Assommoir

Emile Zola

That squint-eyed Augustine almost burst, the joke seemed to her so funny.

L’Assommoir

Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for augustine Augustine noun

1. 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
2. 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
3. a member of an Augustinian order

Word Origin and History for augustine Augustine adj.

c.1400 in reference to members of the religious order named for St. Augustine the Great (354-430), bishop of Hippo.

augustine in Culture 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.