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    SAINT JOAN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)play

    Synonyms:

    Jeanne d'Arc; Joan of Arc; Saint Joan

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)

    military leader (a leader of military forces)

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