St. Bridget
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- proper noun
- The feast day of St. Bridget is celebrated on February 1st in Ireland.
Examples
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Many Irish girls are named after St. Bridget in honor of her legacy.
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Legends say that St. Bridget performed many miracles during her lifetime.
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Many people celebrate the feast day of St. Bridget every February 1.
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Did you know that St. Bridget is one of the patron saints of Ireland?
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Legends say that St. Bridget performed many miracles during her lifetime.
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Many Irish girls are named after St. Bridget in honor of her legacy.
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The feast day of St. Bridget is celebrated on February 1st in Ireland.
Synonyms
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An Irish woman who led a religious community and became a patron saint of Ireland
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An Irish saint who started and led a monastery and cared for poor people
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A leader of nuns in Ireland and a saint known for prayer and helping the poor
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A famous Irish nun who founded convents and is a patron saint of Ireland
A leading Irish nun and patron saint who lived in the fifth and sixth centuries
An Irish nun who led a group of nuns and became a patron saint of Ireland
An Irish nun known as Saint Brigid, honoured as the patron saint of Ireland and celebrated on February 1
Surface Forms
Morphology
St. + Bridget
The form 'St. Bridget' is compositionally transparent: 'St.' is an abbreviation of 'Saint' and 'Bridget' is a personal name, so a learner who knows those constituents will readily derive that this refers to a saint called Bridget. This follows a cross-linguistic and standard naming pattern for saints, although specific biographical details (Irish abbess, dates) are not inferable from the name alone.
Etymology
St. Bridget was a real Irish holy woman long ago who led a group of nuns and became famous for her kindness and for stories of miracles. People made her a 'patron saint' of Ireland, and her feast day on February 1 and the many girls named Bridget keep her memory alive.