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ST. SIMON
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the twelve Apostles (first century)
Synonyms:
Simon; Simon the Canaanite; Simon the Zealot; Simon Zelotes; St. Simon
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Context examples:
“It was a slight, sir, a public slight,” said Lord St. Simon, tapping his fingers upon the table.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lord St. Simon sank into a chair and passed his hand over his forehead.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lady St. Simon said something about ‘jumping a claim.’ She was accustomed to use slang of the kind.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lady St. Simon is a myth.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lady St. Simon, then, returned from the wedding in a less cheerful frame of mind than she had gone to it.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Lord Robert St. Simon,” announced our page-boy, throwing open the door.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the greatest consternation by the strange and painful episodes which have taken place in connection with his wedding.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Good-day, Lord St. Simon,” said Holmes, rising and bowing.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lord St. Simon glanced over it.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The letter which I hold in my hand is from Lord St. Simon.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
