Augustine
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Augustine¹
- /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ UK
- /ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn/ UK
- /əˈɡʌstɪn/ US
- /ˈɔɡəˌstin/ US
- /ˈɑɡəˌstin/ US, cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin.
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), a church father and a writer. The ordo amoris can be conceptualized as a series of concentric circles radiating outward from ourselves, beginning with loving God, who is, as Augustine put it, “closer to us than we are to ourselves,” and ending with loving the rest of the world outside our own country.
noun Augustines
- An Augustinian.
Augustine²
- /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ UK
- /ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn/ UK
- /əˈɡʌstɪn/ US
- /ˈɔɡəˌstin/ US
- /ˈɑɡəˌstin/ US, cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From French Augustine, from Latin Augustīna. Doublet of Augustina.
proper noun
- A female given name from French. Miss Augustine Bishop, 60 years old, of 302 East Fifty-fifth Street, suffocated yesterday morning by smoke which filled her bedroom on the second floor.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saint augustine, augustin, agustin, stately, dignified, venerable, exalted, majestic, grand, impressive, magnificent, lofty, regal, noble, imposing, illustrious
Translations
Talk about this word "Augustine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/augustine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Augustine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/augustine "Augustine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/augustine.Cite this
@misc{augustine_2026,
title = {Augustine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/augustine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
