SANTON

Proper noun

Santon

A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).

A depopulated village near Santon Downham in Breckland, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).

A parish on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).

Anagrams

• annots., nantos, non-TAS, sonant, stanno-

Etymology

Noun

santon (plural santons)

A Muslim holy man.

In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.

Anagrams

• annots., nantos, non-TAS, sonant, stanno-

Source: Wiktionary


San"ton, n. Etym: [Sp. santon, augment fr. santo holy, L. sanctus.]

Definition: A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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