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Vin•cen•tian

Pronunciation: (vin-sen'shun), [key] Rom. Cath. Ch.

—n.
Also called Lazarist. a member of the “Congregation of the Mission,” founded in France in 1625, engaged chiefly in conducting missions and clerical seminaries.

—adj.
of or pertaining to St. Vincent de Paul or the Vincentians.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Vincent de Paul

Vincent's angina

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