Ninian

/ (ˈnɪnjən) /

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noun

Saint. ?360–?432 ad, the first known apostle of Scotland; built a stone church (candida casa) at Whithorn on his native Solway; preached to the Picts. Feast day: Sept 16

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Words nearby Ninian

Ningsia, Ningxia, Ningxia Hui, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, ninhydrin, Ninian, Ninib, Ninigi, ninja, ninja loan, ninjutsu

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How to use Ninian in a sentence

Ninian Traquair was “cruallie slochtered” by the Crozers at the kirk-door of Balweary, anno 1482.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
Thenceforward Ninian went on his way without complaint, and suffered his wife to go on hers without remonstrance.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
Matters went very ill with Ninian at the Council; some of the lords were clear for treason; and even the boot was talked of.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
Ninian Mahaffy, Esq., was as much above the middle size as Mr. Collis was below it.
The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes|Various

Stuart affects to believe that this story, which Ninian Edwards is dragged around by Reed to verify, may possibly have been true.
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian?|John B. Remsburg