Anselm

[ an-selm ]

noun

1. Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
2. Also An·sel [] a first name: from Germanic words meaning “divine” and “helmet.”

Anselm

/ ˈænsɛlm /

noun

1. Anselm, Saint10331109MItalianRELIGION: clergymanMISC: scholarWRITING: author Saint. 1033–1109, Italian Benedictine monk; archbishop of Canterbury (1093–1109): one of the founders of scholasticism; author of Cur Deus Homo? ( Why did God become Man? ). Feast day: Aug 21

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Among the seven candidates who showed up at St. Anselm, Herman Cain may have hurt himself the most.

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Anselm listened to the bishop with a mixture of amazement, indignation and profound anxiety.

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It was he who prevailed upon the Pope to canonize Archbishop Anselm.

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William would probably recognize the one that Anselm did not, for a rupture was certain, and the King sought for a pretext.

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The King now supposed that Anselm would receive the pallium at his royal hands, which the prelate warily refused to accept.

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Anselm, on his part, knew that the appeal was hopeless; while the King wished to gain time.

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