Swithin

or Swith·un

[ swith-in, swith- ]

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 862, English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester 852?–862.

Swithin

/ ˈswɪðɪn; ˈswɪθ- /

noun

1. Swithin, Saint862MEnglishRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: saint Saint. died 862 ad , English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester (?852–862). Feast day: July 15

Example Sentences

On St. Swithin's day we had a heavy fall of rain, some thunder and lightning, and a high wind.

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You see, if Swithin Cleveland had been in the ruins that time—you know—he could not possibly have written that letter to Sophia.

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This superstition originated with Swithin, or Swithum, bishop of Winchester, who died in the year 868.

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But when Swithin was canonized p. 195the monks resolved to remove his body into the choir of the church.

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But in these calculations, it is necessary to bear in mind that the change of style has very much interfered with St. Swithin.

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