Joan of Arc

American  

[ahrk] / ɑrk /

noun

1. Saint the Maid of Orléans, 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.

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Joan of Arc British  

noun

1. Saint known as the Maid of Orléans; French name Jeanne d'Arc. ?1412–31, French national heroine, who led the army that relieved Orléans in the Hundred Years' War, enabling Charles VII to be crowned at Reims (1429). After being captured (1430), she was burnt at the stake as a heretic. She was canonized in 1920. Feast day: May 30

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Joan of Arc Cultural  

1. A French military leader of the fifteenth century, a national heroine who at the age of seventeen took up arms to establish the rightful king on the French throne. She claimed to have heard God speak to her in voices. These claims eventually led to her trial for heresy and her execution by burning at the stake. Joan of Arc is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Example Sentences

Within five years a French resurgence would gather momentum, driven by the intervention of a 17-year-old peasant girl known as Joan of Arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The singer shared an image of her Joan of Arc inspired skin to her Instagram Story and said: "I got my own fortnite skin!! Out Thursday wowowow".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“Like, it can’t just be Joan of Arc or cat ladies. There’s gotta be something in between!”

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

So even if you are looking through the documents from the trial of Joan of Arc, or something, I’m sure that there’s occasionally context missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

I mean, it’s like calling yourself Jesus Christ or Joan of Arc.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez