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BONIFACE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The owner or manager of an inn
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("boniface" is a kind of...):
patron (the proprietor of an inn)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boniface"):
hostess (a woman innkeeper)
padrone (an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy)
victualer; victualler (an innkeeper (especially British))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Synonyms:
Apostle of Germany; Boniface; Saint Boniface; St. Boniface; Winfred; Wynfrith
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
missionary (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
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