crispin

Thân thiện

A shoemaker places a small statue of Saint Crispin on his workbench.

Definition

Proper noun 1. A male given name: A personal name of historical and religious origin. 2. Saint Crispin: The patron saint of shoemakers, leatherworkers, and saddlers. He and his brother, Saint Crispinian, were martyred in the 3rd century for spreading Christianity.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun (Name):
  • The character in the novel was named Crispin.
• Proper noun (Saint):
  • The guild of cobblers celebrated the feast day of Saint Crispin.
  • Crispin is often invoked by those who work with leather.

Advanced Usage

• "St. Crispin's Day": Refers to October 25th, the feast day of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, famously referenced in literature and history.
  • The Battle of Agincourt was fought on St. Crispin's Day, 1415.
• "A son of Crispin": An archaic or poetic term for a shoemaker or cobbler.
  • The village's last true son of Crispin could repair any boot.

Variants and Related Words

• Crispinian (Proper noun): The brother of Saint Crispin, sharing his patronage and martyrdom.
• Crispinianus: The Latin form of the name Crispinian.

Synonyms

• Patron saint of shoemakers: This is the primary descriptive synonym for Saint Crispin.
• Cobbler's saint: An informal synonym.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "St. Crispin's Day Speech": A reference to the rousing pre-battle oration given by King Henry V in Shakespeare's play , set on St. Crispin's Day.
  • The manager gave a St. Crispin's Day speech to motivate the team before the final.

Học thuật

Noun

1. patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Crispin
• Saint Crispin
• St. Crispin