Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Christian martyr often depicted as a giant who converted to Christianity and thereafter devoted himself to carrying travelers across a river. His feast, July 25, was dropped from the Catholic liturgical calendar in 1969.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
herb-christopher . - noun A brooch, badge, pilgrim's sign, or the like, bearing a figure of St. Christopher carrying the infant Christ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A male
given name . - proper noun A patronymic
surname .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
Etymologies
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Examples
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ATTRIBUTION: SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN, Of Architecture, Parentalia; or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens, comp. by his son Christopher, Appendix, p. 351 (1750, reprinted 1965).
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Disregarding the national interest and everything else except the keen prehensile gesture of our hearts toward him, I wanted to snatch my Cousin Christopher from the wars and seal him in this green pleasantness his wife and I now looked upon.
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Later, it was discovered that fingerprints on an application for a stockbroker's license that a man using the name Christopher Crowe filed in Connecticut two decades ago matched Gerhartsreiter's.
News - latimes.com By Ri 2012
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Detectives said Gerhartsreiter -- using the name Christopher Crowe -- tried to sell a truck in Connecticut that had belonged to Sohus shortly after Sohus disappeared.
News - latimes.com By Ri 2012
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Andy wins with an array of Dr. Seussian sweat-capes, and cute but milquetoasty Christopher is aufed for a cheap-looking mini-collection that misses the mark.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 12 Recap: Empire State of Meh Una LaMarche 2010
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(In one of many inspired touches in Christopher Alden's staging, Sam brandishes his trophy like a giant phallus.)
'A Quiet Place,''Intermezzo' Show NYC Opera At Its Best AP 2010
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Andy wins with an array of Dr. Seussian sweat-capes, and cute but milquetoasty Christopher is aufed for a cheap-looking mini-collection that misses the mark.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 12 Recap: Empire State of Meh Una LaMarche 2010
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Only one, Kissinger, has been characterized by Christopher Hitchens among others as a perpetrator of war crimes.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: A Tale of Two Books: Henry Kissinger's On China & Robert Bickers' Scramble for China Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Andy wins with an array of Dr. Seussian sweat-capes, and cute but milquetoasty Christopher is aufed for a cheap-looking mini-collection that misses the mark.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 12 Recap: Empire State of Meh Una LaMarche 2010
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Andy wins with an array of Dr. Seussian sweat-capes, and cute but milquetoasty Christopher is aufed for a cheap-looking mini-collection that misses the mark.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 12 Recap: Empire State of Meh Una LaMarche 2010
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