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SAINT JOAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
Synonyms:
Jeanne d'Arc; Joan of Arc; Saint Joan
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)
military leader (a leader of military forces)
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