Cecilia

[si-seel-yuh]

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 230?, Roman martyr: patron saint of music.

2. Also Cecillia. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”

Cecilia

/ sɪˈsiːljə /

noun

1. Saint. died ?230 _ad , Roman martyr; patron saint of music. Feast day: Nov 22

Example Sentences

Mr. Blier, who co-founded the New York Festival of Song in 1988, recounts his proudest accomplishments—among them working with the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, who “turned every song into an intimate duet.”

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Times staff writer Kate Linthicum and special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal in Mexico City contributed to this report.

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Times staff writer Patrick J. McDonnell and Cecilia Sánchez Vidal in the Times’ Mexico City bureau contributed to this report.

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Judges scored the contest 100-90, 98-92 and 98-92 as Mayer claimed the WBA crown and the vacant WBC and WBO belts following trailblazer Cecilia Braekhus' retirement.

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Times special correspondents Liliana Nieto del Rio in Vienna and Cecilia Sanchez Vidal in Mexico City contributed to this report.

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