Augustine

American  

[aw-guh-steen, aw-guhs-tin, uh-guhs-] / ˈɔ gəˌstin, ɔˈgʌs tɪn, əˈgʌs- /

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in nothern Africa.

2. Saint, Austin, died a.d. 604, Roman monk: headed group of missionaries who landed in England a.d. 597 and began the conversion of the English to Christianity; first archbishop of Canterbury 601–604.

3. a first name, form of Augustus.

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Augustine British  

/ ɔːˈɡʌstɪn /

noun

1. Saint. 354–430 _ad , one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28

2. Saint. died 604 _ad , Roman monk, sent to Britain (597 _ad ) to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and to establish the authority of the Roman See over the native Celtic Church; became the first archbishop of Canterbury (601–604). Feast day: May 26 or 27

3. a member of an Augustinian order

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Augustine Cultural  

1. An important teacher in the Christian church, who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries. After a dramatic conversion to Christianity, Augustine became a bishop. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. His works include The City of God and his autobiography, Confessions.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pre-Augustine
  adjective

Example Sentences

Saint Augustine and the Dominican friar who baptized me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Kono's governor, Augustine Shekho, says the big fall in the global price of natural diamonds has hit the region hard over the past five years.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

According to Irvine police, the department became involved in December after Augustine bought and then returned two Lego sets — with a combined value of $350 — from a Target store in Irvine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Catholics have criteria that they invoke to evaluate righteousness of wars, which date to the fifth century teachings of St. Augustine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It fell back upon its orthodox teachings—the Aristotelian-based philosophies of scholars like Saint Augustine and Boethius, as well as Aristotle’s proof of God.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife