saint columba

Col·um

[kol-uhm]
noun
1.
Pa·draic [paw-drik] , 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
2.
Saint ( Saint Columba; Saint Columcille"Apostle of Caledonia" ) 521–97, Irish missionary, founder of Iona.
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Co·lum·ba

[kuh-luhm-buh]
noun, noun Co·lum·bae [-bee] , for 2.
1.
Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
2.
Also called Columba Noae [noh-ee] . Astronomy. the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major.

Related forms
Co·lum·ban, adjective
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Colum (ˈkɒləm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
Padraic (ˈpɑːdrɪk). 1881--1972, Irish lyric poet, resident in the US (1914--72)

Columba1 (kəˈlʌmbə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , Latin genitive Columbae
as in Alpha Columbae. a small constellation in the S hemisphere south of Orion
 
[Latin, literally: dove]

Columba2 (kəˈlʌmbə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
Saint. ?521--597 ad, Irish missionary: founded the monastery at Iona (563) from which the Picts were converted to Christianity. Feast day: June 9

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