Definition of Saint george

1. Noun. Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303).

Exact synonyms: George, St. George
Generic synonyms: Martyr, Patron Saint

Definition of Saint george

1. Proper noun. Patron saint of England and several other places; legendary killer of a dragon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint George

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
Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Gallen
Saint George
Saint Gregory I
Saint Helena
Saint Helenian
Saint Helenians
Saint Helier
Saint Ignatius
Saint Ignatius' itch
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James
Saint James the Apostle
Saint Jerome
Saint Joan
Saint John
Saint John's

Literary usage of Saint george

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

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"Ho was the second son of Thomas Saint-George of Hatley Saint-George, ... Saint-George died on 17 May 1635, and was buried in the chancel of St. Andrew's ..."

2. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1896)
"18 April 1716, BAKON saint george OF HATLEY saint george, in the counties of ... by Mary, only da. and h. of George (saint george), BARON SAINT ..."

3. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett (1905)
"Named for the founder of the Franciscan I order. Sainte Genevieve; county, and city in same county, in Missouri, named lor the French saint. saint george ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"saint george AND THE DRAGON.—The best- known form of the legend of St. George and the Dragon is that made popular by the "Legenda Áurea", and translated ..."

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