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SAINT NICHOLAS

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SAINT NICHOLAS (noun)
  The noun SAINT NICHOLAS has 2 senses:

1. a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)play

2. the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmasplay

  Familiarity information: SAINT NICHOLAS used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SAINT NICHOLAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Nicholas; Saint Nicholas; St. Nicholas

Instance hypernyms:

bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Father Christmas; Kriss Kringle; Saint Nicholas; Saint Nick; Santa; Santa Claus; St. Nick

Instance hypernyms:

imaginary being; imaginary creature (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)

patron saint (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)


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