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Definition of: Augustine
(ô′gəs·tēn, ô·gus′tin)
A masculine personal name. Also Au·gus·tin (ô·gus′tən; Fr. ō·güs·ta′, Ger. ou′g·stēn), Lat. Au·gus·ti·nus (ô′gəs·tī′nəs). [<L, venerable]
—Augustine, Saint,
354–430, bishop of Hippo and a father of the church.
—Augustine, Saint,
died 604?, brought Christianity to England: also known as Saint Austin.
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