Damien
Father Jo·seph de Veu·ster, [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster], /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/, 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
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It may be thought that Father Damien's heart sank when he reached the island.
A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines | Clayton EdwardsDamien believed his own religion with the simplicity of a peasant or a child; as I would I could suppose that you do.
Father Damien | Robert Louis StevensonThe words, roughly carved, were traced on the east wall of the cabin and under a picture of Father Damien.
At the Crossroads | Harriet T. ComstockAt this time, the young Belgian missionary, Father Damien, undertook to assume spiritual charge over the lepers.
Through the South Seas with Jack London | Martin JohnsonOf old Damien, whose weaknesses and worse perhaps I heard fully, I think only the more.
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British Dictionary definitions for Damien
/ (French damjɛ̃) /
Joseph (ʒozɛf), known as Father Damien. 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the leper colony at Molokai, Hawaii
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