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Augustine

UK/ɔːˈɡʌstɪn//əˈɡʌstɪn/

Augustine proper noun: a male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), a church father and a writer.

Proper noun (1)

Augustine

  1. A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), a church father and a writer.
    • The ordo amoris can be conceptualized as a series of concentric circles radiating outward from ourselves, beginning with loving God, who is, as Augustine put it, “closer to us than we are to ourselves,” and ending with loving the rest of the world outside our own country.2025 February 11, Richard Clements, “First, Love Locally: JD Vance and ‘Ordo Amoris’”, in Word on Fire, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2025

Noun

Augustine (plural Augustines)

  1. An Augustinian.

Proper noun (2)

Augustine

  1. A female given name from French.
    • Miss Augustine Bishop, 60 years old, of 302 East Fifty-fifth Street, suffocated yesterday morning by smoke which filled her bedroom on the second floor.1920 December 26, “Aged Spinster Suffocated: Firemen Find Miss Augustine Bishop Dead After Fire in Her Home”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Miss Augustine Pardee Shaw, daughter of Mrs. Robert Toland of this place and Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. of Boston, was married to Francis Whiting Hatch Jr. of Minneapolis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hatch of Wayland, Mass., today in St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church by the Rev. Nathanael B. Groton.1947 February 2, “Miss A. P. Shaw Bride of Francis Hatch Jr.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 55

Augustine meaning in Marathi and Vietnamese

Augustine in Marathi

male given name
ऑगस्टीन ŏgasṭīn

Augustine in Vietnamese

male given name
Augustinô, Âu Tinh

Forms of Augustine

pluralAugustines

Origin of Augustine

From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.

From French Augustine, from Latin Augustīna. Doublet of Augustina.

Words formed from Augustine

Phrases with Augustine

Questions about Augustine

What does Augustine mean?
Augustine means a male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), a church father and a writer.
What is Augustine in Marathi?
Augustine in Marathi is ऑगस्टीन (ŏgasṭīn). See Augustine meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Augustine?
Augustine can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Augustine?
Augustine is pronounced /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ (UK).

Words near Augustine in the dictionary

  1. Augustiana
  2. Augustians
  3. Augustin
  4. Augustin process
  5. Augustina
  6. Augustine
  7. Augustines
  8. augusting
  9. Augustinian
  10. Augustinian of the Assumption
  11. Augustinianism

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