ST. NICHOLAS

 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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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