Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Santa Claus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Dutch saint, who was reputed to bring gifts to children on Christmas even, giving rise to the modern legend of
Santa Claus . - noun The original name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore, popularly called titled
The Night Before Christmans . It is a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve. SeeNight Before Christmas in the vocabulary.
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- proper noun A 4th century
Greek bishop fromAnatolia . - proper noun The
patron saint ofchildren . - proper noun The
patron saint of themarines in theOrthodox tradition. - proper noun The American, Latin American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint Nicholas, explaining the source of
Christmas presents given to children onChristmas Day .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
- noun a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
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Examples
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Towards the east he saw an island shaped like a turtle, and this island he named Tortuga; and the harbour, which he entered that evening on the hour of Vespers, he called Saint Nicholas, as it was the feast of that saint.
Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3 Filson Young 1907
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Towards the east he saw an island shaped like a turtle, and this island he named Tortuga; and the harbour, which he entered that evening on the hour of Vespers, he called Saint Nicholas, as it was the feast of that saint.
Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Complete Filson Young 1907
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Towards the east he saw an island shaped like a turtle, and this island he named Tortuga; and the harbour, which he entered that evening on the hour of Vespers, he called Saint Nicholas, as it was the feast of that saint.
Christopher Columbus Young, Filson 1906
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Nicholas only to find that you clearly did not research the actual facts and instead make a preposterous statement that Saint Nicholas is Turkish!
CNN.com 2010
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Santa Claus, known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or plain "Santa," is a legendary figure, who, in Western cultures, brings gifts and packages to the homes of the good children on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve.
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The Dutch called Saint Nicholas, an altruistic bishop from the
Not PC 2009
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This greatly increased the Duke’s ardor for retaking that place, which became perfectly ungovernable when he learned that Ferrand and his Swiss allies had drawn off to a neighboring position called Saint Nicholas, on the news of his arrival.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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Mr. Nicholas Farrer ” who got the reputation of being called Saint Nicholas at the age of six years ” was born in London, and doubtless had good education in his youth; but certainly was, at an early age, made Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge; where he continued to be eminent for his piety, temperance, and learning.
Lives of John Donne Henry Wotton Rich'd Hooker George Herbert etc Walton, Izaak 1898
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Incorrect "facts" in your article about Saint Nicholas aka "Sant
CNN.com 2010
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Those are the two "South Park" episodes Comedy Central censored so as not to show a cartoon character that viewers were led to believe was an animated Muhammad disguised in a bear costume -- but which, in fact, turned out to be Saint Nicholas in a bear suit.
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