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Chrys⋅os⋅tom

[kris-uh-stuhm, kri-sos-tuhm]
–noun
Saint John, a.d. 347?–407, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
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Chry·sos·tom   (krĭs'əs-təm, krĭ-sŏs'-)   
Antioch-born Greek prelate whose eloquent sermons earned him the name Chrysostom, "golden-mouthed." As patriarch of Constantinople (from 398), his oratory against corruption eventually led to his death.
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