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hagionym

noun

The name of a Saint taken as a proper name.

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Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
M
Contains
AG
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. The name of a Saint taken as a proper name.

    “This Native place name was used for a while in parallel with the hagionym Saint-Francois-Xavier (1850s) as well as another ‘official’ toponym, Grantown, named after Cuthbert Grant.”

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This Native place name was used for a while in parallel with the hagionym Saint-Francois-Xavier (1850s) as well as another ‘official’ toponym, Grantown, named after Cuthbert Grant.

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