ST. VITUS

I. (noun)

Meaning:

Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)

Synonyms:

St. Vitus; Vitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)