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Salesian

[ suh-lee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

  1. a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.


adjective

  1. of or relating to St. Francis de Sales or the Salesians.

Salesian

/ -ʒjən; səˈliːzjən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to St Francis of Sales or to the religious orders founded by him or by St John Bosco in his name See also Visitation
“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


noun

  1. a member of a Salesian order, esp a member of the Society of St Francis of Sales founded in Turin by St John Bosco (1854), and dedicated to all types of educational work
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Salesian1

St. Francis of Sales + -ian
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Salesian1

C19: from Sales
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Example Sentences

Salesian at Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.

Salesian at Clark Field, 7 p.m.

Harvard-Westlake at Salesian, 7 p.m.

—Jordan Njoku, Culver City: Had 12 tackles in win over Salesian.

Culver City at Salesian, 7 p.m.

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