Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Roman Christian who, according to tradition, was martyred as a virgin at the age of 13. She is the patron saint of young girls.
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- proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sanction of tradition and custom which Albrecht and Agnes could not break in _Agnes Bernauer_ Hebbel most impressively demonstrated in
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And maybe Agnes is forever hot or uncomfortable wheraring anithing.
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Neither a pawn nor a participant at the conference, Agnes is ostensibly insignificant, and that makes her a welcome sounding board for Churchill, Lawrence, and Bell.
Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell: Book summary 2010
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Agnes is a lonely Oklahoma woman living out of a dingy motel room.
Flixnjoystix.com! » Bobert’s 31 Days of Horror Continues! Day 2! 2007
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Agnes is a lonely Oklahoma woman living out of a dingy motel room.
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Agnes is a willful, sexually alert woman, trapped in her fate as a woman and mother
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Richard Hathaway left a sheep to a great-niece he calls Agnes, though according to the parish record she was actually christened Annys; in 1600 she was buried as Ann.
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Richard Hathaway left a sheep to a great-niece he calls Agnes, though according to the parish record she was actually christened Annys; in 1600 she was buried as Ann.
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In Lewis's play Agnes is being held captive in Lindenburg Castle and, with the assistance of Raymond, makes her escape disguised as the Ghost of the Bleeding Nun, a legend that the family continued to evoke years after the original nun's death.
Smoke and Mirrors: Internalizing the Magic Lantern show in _Vilette_ 2005
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After seven years of such penance, Agnes is rewarded finally with her father's recognition of her, quickly followed by the father's death and then Agnes '.
Talking About Virtue: Paisiello's 'Nina,' Paër's 'Agnese,' and the Sentimental Ethos 2005
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