Vitus
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9.9
- proper noun
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San Vito
- Saint Vitus is venerated as the patron saint of those who suffer from epilepsy.
- St. Vitus
- Saint Vitus
- Vitus Cathedral
Examples
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High up on one side rise the Castle and the cathedral of Saint Vitus; on the other, the Petrin Hill, which is more or less where it has just come from.
Fiction book (1996) -
- St. Vitus Academy.
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- St. Vitus Academy for Catholic boys.
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My legs started doing the Saint Vitus dance.
Fiction book (1997) -
He's got St. Vitus' Dance, that one, I tell you.
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St. Vitus Dance.
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St. Vitus' dance.
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On Vidovdan, St. Vitus Day, though it was a sunny day early in the summer, it was muggy, with all the steam and coal smoke from trains sitting in the valley.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many people pray to Saint Vitus to seek his intercession for healing from illness.
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The Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Vitus every year on June 15.
Synonyms
A Christian saint people pray to for help with epilepsy and sudden uncontrolled movements
Compounds
- Archaic
A condition that makes children have quick, uncontrolled body movements
- Archaic
A medical condition causing sudden uncontrolled movements in children often after rheumatic fever
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vitus comes from Latin and is linked to vita, which means 'life', the same root as vital and vitamin. A helpful way to remember him is that a saint whose name means 'life' is seen as a protector of people with illnesses that affect the body's life and movement, such as epilepsy and chorea.