Augustine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.
     (Eccl.)
     A member of one of the religious orders called after St.
     Augustine; an Austin friar.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Augustine
       n : (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the
           early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to
           Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North
           Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace
           (354-430) [syn: {Saint Augustine}, {St. Augustine}, {Augustine
           of Hippo}]