Saint-Just

American  

[san-zhyst] / sɛ̃ˈʒüst /

noun

1. Louis Antoine Léon de 1767–94, French revolutionist.

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Saint-Just British  

/ sɛ̃ʒyst /

noun

1. Louis Antoine Léon de (lwi ɑ̃twan leɔ̃ də). 1767–94, French Revolutionary leader and orator. A member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793–94), he was guillotined with Robespierre

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Example Sentences

Guillaume Gallienne makes a suitably scary Saint-Just, and Gaël Kamilindi is a highlight in the role of Desmoulins, here a youthful dreamer whose life is cut short alongside Danton’s.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Mr. Saint-Just, in his written answer, said that Aviazapchast’s “holding of the loan has been entirely approved by the court of appeal in Moscow.”

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

Also to admire is how Alec Newman's Saint-Just emerges as the real agent of the Terror.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2010

"To dare!" said Saint-Just, "is all the politics of the Revolution."

From Time Magazine Archive

The triumvirate of Robespierre, Couthon, and Saint-Just," said Fréron, "recalls the proscriptions of Sylla.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various