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

1 sense of winfred

Sense 1
Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Apostle of Germany -- ((Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754))
       INSTANCE OF=> missionary -- (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)