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Saint Peter

name
/ˈseɪnt ˈpiː.tə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From saint + Peter. From being the apostle Peter. The parish is named after him.

  1. derived from πέτρᾱ — “rock formation; stone”
  2. derived from sāl petrae
  3. derived from salpetra
  4. derived from salpetre
  5. inherited from salpeter
  6. derived from *pesd-✻ — “to break wind softly”
  7. derived from pēditum — “flatus, fart”
  8. derived from péter — “to explode; to break wind, fart”
  9. compounded as saint peter — “saint + Peter”

Definitions

  1. An apostle of Jesus of Nazareth the Christ

  2. A placename for any of several places named after the Saint.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Peter.; any saint named Peter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA