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Noun: Saint Augustine
  1. (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)
    - Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
     
  2. A resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
    - St. Augustine

Type of: Church Father, city, Doctor, Doctor of the Church, Father, Father of the Church, metropolis, saint, theologian, theologiser [Brit], theologist, theologizer, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Everglade State, FL, Fla., Florida, Sunshine State

Encyclopedia: Saint Augustine, Florida

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