Augustine
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- proper noun
- /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/
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Agustín de Hipona
- As bishop of Hippo, Augustine wrote extensively about the nature of sin and redemption.
- Augustine on sin
- Saint Augustine
- Augustine's City of God
I rate him up there with Plato and Aristotle, Augustine and some Descartes.
- I rate him up there with Plato and Aristotle, Augustine and some Descartes.
- Yet nevertheless they had, in Augustine's words, stormed the gates of heaven.
- And he says, well, you don't need rules anymore because it's like Saint Augustine said, love and do it you will.
- And it goes back to Augustine, which is God permits evil to bring about a greater good.
- The two Caesars rise up to be Augustine and they appoint their own new Caesars.
- And Augustine said the what Jesus wrote about is not about debt cancellation.
Examples
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And the centre of Augustine's confessions are three deaths, death of his friend, death of his mother and the death of his son.
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Eleven hundred years after Augustine, we find Calvin writing in the Institutes as follows:
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I mean, it's like Saint Augustine trying not to eat.
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A funeral service will be held at St. Augustine Community Church.
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And it sure is a beautiful morning here in St. Augustine.
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Such are those moments which Augustine calls the moments of the soul's attention.
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And he says, well, you don't need rules anymore because it's like Saint Augustine said, love and do it you will.
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It's really the, the, it's really the question that Saint Augustine asks in the confessions.
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A prayer of Saint Augustine Frail is our vessel, and the ocean is wide.
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So said Saint Augustine.
Synonyms
An early Christian church leader and writer who influences Western Christianity and teaches the need for God's help
An early Christian bishop and writer whose ideas shaped Western Christianity
An early Christian bishop whose ideas and writings shaped later Western Christianity
Compounds
A city in northeastern Florida, the oldest European town in the United States with old buildings and forts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Augustine comes from the Latin name Augustinus, which means 'of Augustus', and Augustus originally meant 'venerable' or 'majestic'. So the name gives a feeling of respect and fits the famous early bishop and thinker who is still seen as an important Church Father.