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Salesian
[ suh-lee-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
noun
- 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
- of or relating to St. Francis de Sales or the Salesians.
Salesian
/ -ʒjən; səˈliːzjən /
adjective
- 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
noun
- 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
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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.
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Salesian at Clark Field, 7 p.m.
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Harvard-Westlake at Salesian, 7 p.m.
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—Jordan Njoku, Culver City: Had 12 tackles in win over Salesian.
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Culver City at Salesian, 7 p.m.
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