Definition of Saint crispin

1. Noun. Patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century).

Exact synonyms: Crispin, St. Crispin
Generic synonyms: Patron Saint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Crispin

Saint Beda
Saint Bede
Saint Benedict
Saint Bernard
Saint Bernards
Saint Boniface
Saint Bride
Saint Bridget
Saint Brigid
Saint Bruno
Saint Catharines
Saint Charles
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher-Nevis
Saint Cloud
Saint Crispin
Saint David
Saint David's Day
Saint Denis
Saint Dominic
Saint Edward the Confessor
Saint Edward the Martyr
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
Saint Elmo's fire
Saint Elmo's fires
Saint Elmo's light
Saint Emilion
Saint Eustatius
Saint Francis
Saint Francis River

Literary usage of Saint crispin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"(1) The old name for shoemakers, applied to them from the fact that saint crispin was their patron saint. (2) A conventional character in French comedy ..."

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