Stephen

[stee-vuhn]

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c35, first Christian martyr.

2. Saint, c975–1038, first king of Hungary 997–1038.

3. Stephen of Blois, 1097?–1154, king of England 1135–54.

4. Sir Leslie, 1832–1904, English critic, biographer, and philosopher.

5. a male given name.

Stephen

/ ˈstiːvən /

noun

1. ?1097–1154, king of England (1135–54); grandson of William the Conqueror. He seized the throne on the death of Henry I, causing civil war with Henry's daughter Matilda. He eventually recognized her son (later Henry II) as his successor

2. Saint. died ?35 _ad , the first Christian martyr. Feast day: Dec 26 or 27

3. Saint, Hungarian name István. ?975–1038 _ad , first king of Hungary as Stephen I (997–1038). Feast day: Aug 16 or 20

4. Sir Leslie. 1832–1904, English biographer, critic, and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography; father of the novelist Virginia Woolf

Example Sentences

He, along with Gloucestershire solicitor Stephen Kinsella, have joined the campaign group Patriotic Millionaires UK, which is calling for a one-off tax on wealth over £10m.

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“It’s like diving into a washing machine,” Stephen Lubkemann has said.

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Other voters, including Fed governors Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran, remain committed to further easing.

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According to her resume, Rucker, 40, has served as an assistant to Stephen Miller, the powerful architect of the administration’s immigration crackdown, since January 2020.

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Ian Stephen from Perthshire was 28 when he embarked on a road trip to Paris with four friends to see Scotland play in the tournament's opening match against Brazil on 10 June 1998.

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