Augustine
pronunciation
How to pronounce Augustine in British English:
UK ['ɔɡəstin]
How to pronounce Augustine in American English:
US [ˈɔɡəˌstin, ɔˈɡʌstɪn]
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- Noun:
- (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
Word Origin
- Augustine (adj.)
- c. 1400 in reference to members of the religious order named for St. Augustine the Great (354-430), bishop of Hippo.
Example
- 1. Augustine found this doctrine subversive and distasteful .
- 2. Washington was the son of augustine washington , a virginia planter of modest wealth .
- 3. Not just reading but reading books was aligned in augustine with the act of personal conversion .
- 4. Erasmus 's hero was augustine , from whom he took the doctrine that reason must be the servant of faith .
- 5. Although reason alone could attain to some truths , augustine maintained that rational thought was the servant of faith .