SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER

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• SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER (noun)
  The noun SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER has 1 sense:

1. Spanish missionary and Jesuit who established missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552). Etymologically speaking, the name Xavier may be derived from Arabic (Xavier, meaning Bright) or Basque (Etcheberria or Etxabier, meaning The New House)

  Familiarity information: SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER used as a noun is very rare.

• SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER (noun)

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Meaning:

Spanish missionary and Jesuit who established missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552). Etymologically speaking, the name Xavier may be derived from Arabic (Xavier, meaning Bright) or Basque (Etcheberria or Etxabier, meaning The New House)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Saint Francis Xavier; Xavier

Instance hypernyms:

missionary (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)