Damien

American  

[dey-mee-uhn, da-myan] / ˈdeɪ mi ən, daˈmyɛ̃ /

noun

1. Father Joseph de Veuster, 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.

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Damien British  

/ damjɛ̃ /

noun

1. Joseph (ʒozɛf), known as Father Damien. 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the leper colony at Molokai, Hawaii

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Example Sentences

But the wave keeps building: A database of AI hallucinations maintained by the French researcher Damien Charlotin now numbers 1,174 cases, of which some 750 are from U.S. courts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Through his many years of coaching at Damien and previously at Glendora, he’s mentored such outstanding players as Tracy Murray, Casey Jacobsen and Cameron Murray.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

For years Brant even suspected the artist was actually Damien Hirst, who he does buy, but he said Banksy’s opaque identity “worked against him.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Damien junior guard Zaire Rasshan set a school single-season record with 151 threes and won a Division I title for veteran coach Mike LeDuc.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Death-Cast did not call Damien Rivas because he isn’t dying today, which he considers a shame because he’s not very impressed with the way he’s been living his life lately.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera