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noun
1.
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to St. Francis de Sales or the Salesians.
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Salesian
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| Salesian (səˈliːzjən, -ʒjən) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | See also Visitation of or relating to St Francis of Sales or to the religious orders founded by him or by St John Bosco in his name |
| —n | |
| 2. | a member of a Salesian order, esp a member of the Society of St Francis of Sales founded in Turin by St John Bosco (1854), and dedicated to all types of educational work |
| [C19: from Sales] | |
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