Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun saint_nicholas

2 senses of saint nicholas

Sense 1
Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas -- (a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century))
       INSTANCE OF=> bishop -- (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Sense 2
Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick -- (the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas)
       INSTANCE OF=> patron saint -- (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)
       INSTANCE OF=> imaginary being, imaginary creature -- (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)