Saint Francis Xavier

Definitions of Saint Francis Xavier
  1. noun
    Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
    synonyms: Xavier
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    missionary
    someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
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