Xavier


Definition: Meaning of, Xavier in English to English dictionary.

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  1. 1506-1552 spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies
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Xavier used in phrases

  • Cabrini, St Frances Xavier
    1. also Mother Cabrini (1850-1917) a Roman Catholic NUN (= a member of a group of religious women), who was born in Italy but lived in the US, and who built schools, hospitals, and CONVENT s (= buildings where NUNs live) in many US cities. She became the first US citizen to be named a SAINT .
  • Francis Xavier, St
    1. (1506-52) a Spanish Christian MISSIONARY (= someone who goes to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity) who travelled to India, southeast Asia, and Japan, and who helped to start the JESUIT MISSIONARY (= a group of Roman Catholic priests)
  • Saint Francis Xavier (noun)
    1. 1506-1552 spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies
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