Salesian

American  

[suh-lee-zhuhn, -shuhn] / səˈli ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

1. a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.

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adjective

1. of or relating to St. Francis de Sales or the Salesians.

Salesian British  

/ -ʒjən, səˈliːzjən /

adjective

1. of or relating to St Francis of Sales or to the religious orders founded by him or by St John Bosco in his name See also Visitation

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noun

1. a member of a Salesian order, esp a member of the Society of St Francis of Sales founded in Turin by St John Bosco (1854), and dedicated to all types of educational work

Etymology

Origin of Salesian

St. Francis of Sales + -ian

Example Sentences

Salesian High School held its 15th Salesian Gala on Saturday night, with defensive back Deommodore Lenoir from the San Francisco 49ers and a Salesian graduate being honored.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Maxi Adams, the McDonald’s All-American from Sierra Canyon, needed help being escorted off the court at Golden 1 Center in the Open Division state final against Richmond Salesian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The Celts are trying to regain that potential and have a showdown game next week for the Del Rey League championship against Salesian.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Lenoir, a former standout at Los Angeles Salesian High who played four seasons at Oregon, was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2021 draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

The Order of the Visitation of Mary, or Salesian Nuns, instituted in a.d.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.