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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Italian-born English theological philosopher and prelate best known for his ontological argument for the existence of God.

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  • proper noun A male given name; quite rare in English.

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  • noun 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

Etymologies

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Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + helm ("helmet"). Name of an Archbishop of Canterbury, who was a Lombard by birth.

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