Definition of Catherine

1. Noun. First wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536).

Exact synonyms: Catherine Of Aragon
Generic synonyms: Married Woman, Wife

2. Noun. Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796).
Exact synonyms: Catherine Ii, Catherine The Great
Generic synonyms: Empress

Definition of Catherine

1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catherine

Cathari
Catharine
Catharism
Catharist
Cathars
Cathartes
Cathartes aura
Cathartidae
Cathay
Cathaya
Cathayan
Cathayans
Cathays
Cathedral City
Cather
Catherine (current term)
Catherine Howard
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine Parr
Catherine de Medicis
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine the Great
Catherine wheel
Catherine wheels
Catherinian
Catheryn
Cathi
Cathie
Cathleen

Literary usage of Catherine

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

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Catherine is described as an extraordinarily holy child, highly gifted in the ... Details are scanty, but it seems at least clear that Catherine spent the ..."

2. Chief Contemporary Dramatists, Second Series: Eighteen Plays from the Recent by Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1921)
"Catherine. That is due to proper care of my health and a ... Catherine. I am a nurse. PASCAL. Don't you get tired of living with a man, day and night? ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"Other works by Catherine Winkworth are: 1. 'Life of Amelia Wilhelmina Sieve- king ... 1820, and received much the same education as her sister Catherine. ..."

4. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"No," said Catherine, after a few moments' reflection, " I do not: ought I ? To say the truth, though I am hurt and grieved that I cannot still love her, ..."

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