- Missionary to the Lepers
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Missionary to the Lepers
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Damien — /day mee euhn/; Fr. /dann myaonn /, n. Father (Joseph de Veuster) Fr. /zhaw zef deuh vue sterdd /, 1840 89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai. * * * … Universalium
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Damien — Da•mien [[t]ˈdeɪ mi ən[/t]] fr. [[t]daˈmyɛ̃[/t]] n. big Father (Joseph de Veuster), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai … From formal English to slang
Damien de Veuster — /damjæ̃ də vɜsˈtɛə/ (say dahmyan duh vers tair) noun Joseph ( Father Damien ), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai, Hawaii …
