Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Eastern countries, a kind of dervish or recluse, popularly regarded as a saint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Muslim holy man.
- noun In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta
figurine of anativity character.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a collector of Simone Jouglas santons, I would also like to hear more about the santon shop in your picture.
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Photo of Seguret santon shop by Jacqui McCargar, one of our harvest sweethearts!
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Photo of Seguret santon shop by Jacqui McCargar, one of our harvest sweethearts!
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Not on the topic, but I bought a whole creche from that santon shop!!!
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Photo of Seguret santon shop by Jacqui McCargar, one of our harvest sweethearts!
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Photo of Seguret santon shop by Jacqui McCargar, one of our harvest sweethearts!
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As a collector of Simone Jouglas santons, I would also like to hear more about the santon shop in your picture.
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Not on the topic, but I bought a whole creche from that santon shop!
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Amid these careless warders glided the puny form of a little old Turk, poorly dressed like a marabout or santon of the desert — a sort of enthusiasts, who sometimes ventured into the camp of the Crusaders, though treated always with contumely, and often with violence.
The Talisman 2008
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At his birth the astrologers, we are told, cast his horoscope according to Oriental custom, and pronounced it highly auspicious; and a santon predicted for him a glorious career.
The Alhambra 2002
treeseed commented on the word santon
(n):santon is a small hand-painted figurine cast in terracotta often a figure for a creche. Made in France. Popularly collectible.
January 20, 2008