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English noun: St. Ambrose

1. St. Ambrose (person) (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)


SynonymsAmbrose, Saint Ambrose


Instance hypernymbishop, Church Father, composer, Doctor, Doctor of the Church, Father, Father of the Church, saint, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer


Domain categoryChurch of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church









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