Agnes

[ag-nis]

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 292?–304?, Roman Catholic child martyr.

2. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “chaste.”

Agnes

/ ˈæɡnɪs /

noun

1. Saint. ?292–?304 _ad , Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21

Example Sentences

When Jessie Buckley’s Agnes first appears in “Hamnet,” she’s curled up inside a log, her red dress a striking contrast to the green landscape enveloping her.

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The locals say Agnes is the “child of a forest witch” and she is indeed extraordinary: an able herbalist, beekeeper and falconer.

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Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s celebrated 2020 novel, Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” is a tender, fictionalized account of how Shakespeare and Agnes fall in love, raise a beautiful family and then grapple with a gut-wrenching loss.

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Agnes starts as a primal feminine force and then becomes a wife and mother possessing a fierce love for family, a love that will be sorely tested.

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I couldn’t see anyone else but her as Agnes.

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