Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
Catherine in American English1
(ˈkæθərɪn)
noun
a feminine name: dim. Cathy, Kate, Kathy, Kit, Kitty; var. Catharine; equiv. It. Caterina, Ir. Kathleen, Russ. Ekaterina, Scand. Karen, Sp. Catalina, Catarina
Word origin
Fr < L Catharina, Ecaterina < Gr Aikaterinē; form and meaning infl. by katharos, pure, unsullied
Catherine in American English2
(ˈkæθərɪn)
1.
Saint(4th cent. a.d.); Christian martyr of Alexandria: her day is Nov. 25
2.
Saint(1347-80); It. Dominican: her day is April 29
: in full Saint Catherine of Siena
3.
Catherine I1684?-1727; wife of Peter the Great; empress of Russia (1725-27)
4.
Catherine II1729-96; German-born empress of Russia (1762-96)
: called Catherine the Great
All related terms of 'Catherine'
Catherine I
?1684–1727, second wife of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as empress of Russia (1725–27)
Catherine II
known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey , Sweden , and Poland : she was a patron of literature and the arts
Catherine wheel
A Catherine wheel is a firework in the shape of a circle which spins round and round.
Catherine of Siena
Saint. 1347–80, Italian mystic and ascetic ; patron saint of the Dominican order. Feast day: April 29
Catherine de' Medici
1519–89, queen of Henry II of France; mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III of France; regent of France (1560–74). She was largely responsible for the massacre of Protestants on Saint Bartholomew's Day (1572)
Catherine of Aragon
1485–1536, first wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Mary I. The annulment of Henry's marriage to her (1533) against papal authority marked an initial stage in the English Reformation
Catherine of Braganza
1638–1705, wife of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal
Medici
an Italian family of bankers , merchants , and rulers of Florence and Tuscany , prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries , including