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

These are undoubtedly meaty roles, and other important historical figures make appearances, including Louis Antoine de Saint-Just and Camille Desmoulins.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Wallerand de Saint-Just, who was long the National Rally’s treasurer before leaving the position last year, negotiated the deal 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

Revolutionary Louis de Saint-Just made the bizarre proposal that decorations awarded to those wounded in the revolutionary struggle be affixed to the exact area of the wound.

From Time Magazine Archive

After Mirabeau,—Vergniaud, Camille Desmoulins, Saint-Just, that stern young man, Danton, that tremendous tribune, Robespierre, that incarnation of the great and terrible year!

From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor