st francis xavier

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Definition of st francis xavier in English English dictionary

a Spanish Christian missionary (=someone who goes to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity) who travelled to India, southeast Asia, and Japan, and who helped to start the Jesuit missionary (=a group of Roman Catholic priests) (1506-52)

Hyphenation

st Fran·cis Xa·vi·er

Turkish pronunciation

seynt fränsıs zeyvyır

Pronunciation

/ˈsānt ˈfransəs ˈzāvyər/ /ˈseɪnt ˈfrænsəs ˈzeɪvjɜr/