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Saint Brigid

Meaning of "Saint Brigid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAINT BRIGID

Saint Brigid


WHAT DOES SAINT BRIGID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brigit of Kildare

Saint Brigit of Kildare, also known as Brigit of Ireland, is one of Ireland's patron saints along with Patrick and Columba. Her name is also variously spelled as Brigid, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd, and Bride and she is sometimes known as Mary of the Gael. Irish hagiography makes her an early Irish Christian nun, abbess, and founder of several monasteries of nuns, including that of Kildare in Ireland, which was considered legendary and was highly revered. Her feast day is 1 February, formerly celebrated as the Imbolc quarter-day of the pagan Irish year, which marked the beginning of spring, lambing, lactation in cattle, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAINT BRIGID

Saint Augustine · Saint Austell · Saint Barnabas · Saint Bartholomew · Saint Bartholomew´s Day Massacre · Saint Bernard · Saint Bernard Pass · Saint Birgitta · Saint Bride · Saint Bridget · Saint Catharines · Saint Christopher · Saint Christopher-Nevis · Saint Clair · Saint Croix · Saint Croix River · Saint David´s · Saint Denis · Saint Denys · Saint Elias Mountains

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAINT BRIGID

algid · Brigid · carangid · energid · frigid · fulgid · gid · nonrigid · overrigid · phalangid · pongid · rigid · semirigid · solpugid · sphingid · synergid · turgid

Synonyms and antonyms of Saint Brigid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Saint Brigid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAINT BRIGID

Find out the translation of Saint Brigid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Saint Brigid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Saint Brigid» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

圣布里吉德
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

Santa Brígida
570 millions of speakers
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English

Saint Brigid
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सेंट ब्रिगिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سانت بريجيد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Санкт Бригитта
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

Santa Brígida
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

সেন্ট ব্রিগেড
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Saint Brigid
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Saint Brigid
190 millions of speakers
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Translator English - German

Heiliges Brigid
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

聖ブリジッド
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

세인트 Brigid
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Saint Brigid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Saint Brigid
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

செயின்ட் பிரிஜைட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सेंट ब्रिगेड
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Aziz Brigid
70 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Italian

Santa Brigida
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

święta Brygida
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Санкт Бригіта
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Saint Brigid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αγία Μπριγκίτα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Saint Brigid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Saint Brigid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Saint Brigid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Saint Brigid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAINT BRIGID»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAINT BRIGID»

Discover the use of Saint Brigid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Saint Brigid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brigid: Goddess, Druidess and Saint
St Brigid's stay at Beckery was also related by John of Glastonbury who wrote his work The Chronicle ofthe Ancient Church at Glastonbury between 1340and 1342 : Saint Brigid flourished at about the end of the life of the greater Saint Patrick, ...
Brian Wright, 2011
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The Goddess Obscured: Transformation of the Grain ...
For Imbolc, long associated with first tillage and seeding, and with the date February 1, is a day that has been dedicated to Saint Brigid since the early Middle Ages, and is called La Fhéile Brighde. Saint Brigid shows an incredible likeness to ...
Pamela Berger, 1988
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Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story
Relates a legend about the Irish slave girl who became Saint Brigid, beginning with a celestial song, a mysterious gift, and a prophecy on the night of her birth.
Bryce Milligan, 2005
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Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland
A Legend of the Land: Bridie A symbol of Christian charity, Saint Brigid is celebrated on 1 February in Ireland (cf. Ó Catháin 1995).12 At the Saint Brigid Festival in 2001 there was a ceremony led by a minister who gave a speech in Saint ...
Helena Wulff, 2008
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Goddess Alive!: Inviting Celtic & Norse Goddesses Into Your Life
Much more information is known about Saint Brigid than about the goddess Brigid, yet the similarities between these two sacred ladies are striking. Saint Brigid is born in 453 CE to a servant woman, Broicsech, and a Druid, Dubthach. ( Saint ...
Michelle Skye, 2007
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The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare
In the green hills of Ireland long ago, when the Christian faith was yet young in the land, lived a girl whose simple faith and boundless kindness would change her homeland forever.
Jane G. Meyer, 2009
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Literacy and History: The Celts
(a) Why are there monks as well as nuns following Saint Brigid in the procession in the chapel? (b) What kind of religious community existed at Kildare? 5. What aspect of the new religion does Meabh suggest will be very strange for the Irish?
Marian Redmond, 2007
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Ancestral Secrets of Knighthood
Japeth. to. Saint. Brigid. of. Kildare. The secret here is the line from Noah to Saint Brigid is thru Ireland, and does not go thru Abraham, David, or any lines in the scriptures. Saint. Brigid. of. Kildare. Feastday: February 1 Date: c. 453 c.
Brian Starr
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The Patron Saint of Ugly
nated Book of Kildare, the original of which had been handmade in the monastery founded by that Irish Saint Brigid. The south side of the street was decorated with Saint Brigid of Tuscany tributes. The streetlights were hung with flags of ...
Marie Manilla, 2014
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Brigid of Kildare: A Novel
... containing one of Ireland's famous round lowers of disputed sixth-century origins. She remembered reading about the on-site remains of Saint Brigid s Fire House, thought to be a pagan sacred lire structure Christianized by Brigid herself.
Heather Terrell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAINT BRIGID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Saint Brigid is used in the context of the following news items.
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St. Brigid School Presents: Symposium Honoring Black History …
West Hartford - Saint Brigid School's Speaking of People Symposium celebrates Black History Month. In honor and recognition of the centuries of contributions of ... «Hartford Courant, Feb 15»
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St Brigid's Day: Nine things you may not know
Here are a few facts you may not know about St. Brigid's Day and the saint ... One of the most common traditions of the day is to make a Saint Brigid's Cross. «Irish Independent, Feb 15»
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St. Brigid School Presents: Ric Harris NBC's WVIT 30 President and …
On Friday, February 6th at 1 pm at Saint Brigid School, Ric Harris, president and ... in honor of February's Black History Month and Saint Brigid School's (SBS) ... «Hartford Courant, Jan 15»
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Saint Brigid Catholic Academy
Saint Brigid Catholic Academy has served the communities of Ridgewood and Bushwick for over 100 years. The St. Brigid community continues its mission of ... «New York Daily News, Jan 15»
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Saint Brigid School promotes anti-bullying efforts
To add to those efforts, Saint Brigid School recently announced that ... has been taught at other schools and will be implemented this fall at Saint Brigid School. «West Hartford News, Oct 14»
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Saint Brigid School honors lunchroom volunteers
WEST HARTFORD >> At Saint Brigid School, the lunchroom volunteers have always had on a daily basis a positive impact on their students' lives. «West Hartford News, Jul 14»
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Irish patroness St. Brigid of Kildare celebrated Feb. 1
1 Catholics in Ireland and elsewhere will honor Saint Brigid of Kildare, a monastic foundress who is – together with Saint Patrick and Saint Columcille – one of ... «Catholic News Agency, Jan 13»
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Cool School: Saint Brigid Catholic in Midland
This week we visited Saint Brigid Catholic in Midland to find out what makes them so cool. >> Check out the video gallery on the top to watch the segment. «WNEM Saginaw, May 12»
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READER SUBMITTED: St. Brigid School And YMCA Plant White …
It has been an exciting summer for West Hartford's YMCA and Saint Brigid School (SBS). In a newly formed collaborative partnership, the West Hartford YMCA ... «Hartford Courant, Aug 09»
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ST. BRIGID OF IRELAND
1 Catholics in Ireland and elsewhere will honor Saint Brigid of Kildare, a monastic foundress who is – together with Saint Patrick and Saint Columcille – one of ... «Catholic News Agency, Aug 05»
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