St. Francis
Proper noun
Meaning
A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.
Any of several saints
Saint Francis of Assissi
A placename
A small city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States.
A small city, the county seat of Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States.
A town on the Canadian border in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
A city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Potter County, Texas, United States.
Ellipsis of St. Francis County.
Ellipsis of St. Francis River.
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Examples
Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.
St. Francis reportedly said, "Preach Jesus, and if necessary use words."
One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.
The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.
"God, please make me a channel of your peace.” The first line of the St. Francis prayer, popularized by Mother Teresa, bastardized by Margaret Thatcher, and cherished by those of us who have fallen through the cracks and floated ourselves back up with crack.
St. Francis shaved himself first, and then he shaved his brethren.