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NICHOLAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
Synonyms:
Nicholas; Saint Nicholas; St. Nicholas
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
bishop (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
