Saint Augustine

British  

/ ˈɔːɡəsˌtiːn /

noun

1. a resort in NE Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway: the oldest town in North America (1565); the northernmost outpost of the Spanish colonial empire for over 200 years. Pop: 11 915 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Leo, who was elected in May last year, will visit the capital Algiers and the city of Annaba -- where the Basilica of Saint Augustine stands -- from April 13 to 15.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Joining the Order of Saint Augustine, a mendicant order of the Catholic Church, Mendel was able to spend his life as a monk and therefore not have to worry about his livelihood.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

One of the earliest Christian defenses was authored by Saint Augustine.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Among others, he quoted Saint Augustine and Jules, the “Pulp Fiction” hit man played by Samuel L. Jackson.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2021

Just like Saint Augustine 800 years earlier, Maimonides tried to reshape the Semitic Bible to fit into Greek doctrine: doctrine that had an unreasonable fear of the void.

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