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Cecilia

[ si-seel-yuh ]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 230?, Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
  2. Also Ce·cillia. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “blind.”


Cecilia

/ sɪˈsiːljə /

noun

  1. Cecilia, Saint?230FRomanRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. died ?230 ad , Roman martyr; patron saint of music. Feast day: Nov 22
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

“I am trying to teach them to stay composed, calm and in the mindful state while I’m away,” Cecilia wrote.

The most interesting fact about Cecilia is that, every single year, on June 10, she celebrates the day she was born, which was precisely on June 10.

Five feet two inches tall, Cecilia Benattar came from a working-class background in Manchester, England.

In the male-dominated, testosterone-fueled market of 1960s New York real estate, Cecilia Benattar was in a class all her own.

But Cecilia Munoz is confident of victory on immigration reform.

Long before Barack Obama ran for president, Cecilia Munoz was on the front lines of the immigration debate.

“Cecilia is an historic figure in the White House,” says former Interior secretary Ken Salazar.

Cecilia says they were all talking of it at Maundrell Abbey, where of course it is a peculiarly interesting topic.

So also the tomb of Cecilia was separated from that of one of the primitive bishops by scarcely an inch of rock.

Well, he has chosen a particularly pleasant form of suicide, Cecilia.

Nay, Cecilia, be patient, and let the stranger have utterance; he may solve the difficulty altogether.

Cecilia followed in silence, and the whole party immediately took their several places at the board.

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