Agnes

[ ag-nis ]

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 292?–304?, Roman Catholic child martyr.
2. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “chaste.”

Agnes

/ ˈæɡnɪs /

noun

1. Agnes, Saint?292?304FRomanRELIGION: saintRELIGION: martyr Saint. ?292–?304 ad , Christian child martyr under Diocletian. Feast day: Jan 21

Example Sentences

Diehard Marvel fans were probably not surprised to find out that Agnes turned out to in fact be comic book villain Agatha Harkness.

From Time

After a duel, we saw just how potent the Scarlet Witch is, as she left Agatha perpetually trapped in Westview as nosy sitcom neighbor Agnes.

From Vox

That happens, without Agnes’ help, at the end of the second episode of WandaVision—though, again, nobody ever explains whether Vision can have children considering he’s, well, a machine.

From Time

While the Wilderness saves Agnes’s community from life in the city with limited resources and strange respiratory illnesses, it’s also an unfeeling backdrop to some unsettling questions about how we help each other in dire circumstances.

From Outside Online

Agnes in particular is an endearingly baffling presence, having grown up mostly in the Wilderness State.

From Outside Online

And Sherriff and baby Agnes had passed the 21 days incubation period, proving they had not contracted Ebola.

From The Daily Beast

Sister Agnes Mueller, 62, was a theologian and a nurse—both practical skills in the field.

From The Daily Beast

Cases in point: girl starbabies named Autumn James, Gracie James, Mary James, Poppy James, Agnes Charles and Lucy Thomas.

From The Daily Beast

First, though, during the months that her case was under appeal, Agnes awaited execution in the home of a farmer and his family.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Pic: In 1982, Agnes Denes cultivated wheat in Battery Park.

From The Daily Beast

Her "St. Agnes" is an interesting rendering of a well-worn subject.

From Project Gutenberg

She produced the tragedy of Agnes de Castro in her 17th year, which was followed by several others.

From Project Gutenberg

She held out her arms, and Agnes felt herself being embraced and kissed.

From Project Gutenberg

The detective Agnes had retained, called on Baptiste's lawyers and held a lengthy consultation.

From Project Gutenberg

In the court room during the hearing he had observed Agnes, but when the trial was over, she was nowhere to be seen.

From Project Gutenberg