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Dunstan

[ duhn-stuhn ]

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. c925–988, English statesman: archbishop of Canterbury 961–978.
  2. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “stone hill.”


Dunstan

/ ˈdʌnstən /

noun

  1. Dunstan, Saint?909988MEnglishRELIGION: prelatePOLITICS: statesmanRELIGION: saint Saint. ?909–988 ad , English prelate and statesman; archbishop of Canterbury (959–988). He revived monasticism in England on Benedictine lines and promoted education. Feast day: May 19
“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

Dunstan, however, took one fence too many, and got his horse pierced with a hedge-stake.

It had been noticed for some time past by all members of the household that the Abbot of St. Dunstan seemed ill at ease.

The great book into which the Chronicle of St. Dunstan was entered was treated with the greatest possible veneration.

Feeling himself well again, Dunstan repaired to the church to return grateful thanks.

St. Dunstan was thought by the ignorant people to be in league with infernal spirits.

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