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St. Ambrose, n.

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
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Ambrose Saint Ambrose St. Ambrose

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derivationally related form

Ambrosian

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domain of synset (topic)

Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church

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bishop Church Father, Father of the Church, Father composer Doctor of the Church, Doctor saint theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser