Hermit of Saint Augustine

Hermit of Saint Au·​gus·​tine

-əˈgəstə̇n,

-ˌȯˈg-,

-ˈȯgəˌstēn

: a member of an order of friars established in 1256 by Pope Alexander IV

Word History

Etymology

after St. Augustine

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