Xavier

[ zey-vee-er, zav-ee-, zey-vyer ]

/ ˈzeɪ vi ər, ˈzæv i-, ˈzeɪ vyər /

noun

Saint FrancisFrancisco Javierthe Apostle of the Indies, 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.

a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “bright.”

Related forms

Xa·ve·ri·an

[zey-veer-ee-uh n, za-] /zeɪˈvɪər i ən, zæ-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for xavier

Quebecois child actor-turned-filmmaking prodigy Xavier Dolan, who wrote his debut feature at just 16.
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“We are against concealed weapons on campus,” said University of Texas at San Antonio President Xavier Johnson.
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Another occasional communicant is Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who attended Xavier High School next door.
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For, shortly after Xavier's heroic and beautiful death in 1552, stories of miracles wrought by him began to appear.
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Xavier laments, in many of his letters, that he has not the gift of languages.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Xavier asked him whether the Japanese would be likely to accept the religion of the Christians.
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The Portuguese were overjoyed to hear news of Father Xavier.
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As soon as Xavier came on shore, he went to visit the governor of the town, to inform him of his intended voyage to Macassar.
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British Dictionary definitions for xavier

Xavier

/ (ˈzeɪvɪə, ˈzæv-, Spanish xaˈβjɛr) /

noun

Saint Francis, known as the Apostle of the Indies. 1506–52, Spanish missionary, who was a founding member of the Jesuit society (1534) and later preached in Goa, Ceylon, the East Indies, and Japan. Feast day: Dec 3

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