Associations to the word «Augustine»

Wiktionary

AUGUSTINE, proper noun. A male given name, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.

Dictionary definition

AUGUSTINE, noun. (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430).

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin