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

1 sense of anselm

Sense 1
Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselm -- (an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God)
       INSTANCE OF=> archbishop -- (a bishop of highest rank)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)