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Francis

[ fran-sis ]

noun

  1. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”


Francis

/ ˈڰɑːԲɪ /

noun

  1. FrancisDick19202010MBritishWRITING: thriller writerSPORT AND GAMES: jockey Dick , full name Richard Stanley Francis . 1920–2010, British thriller writer, formerly a champion jockey. His books include Dead Cert (1962), The Edge (1988), and Come to Grief (1995)
  2. FrancisSir Philip17401818MBritishPOLITICS: politician Sir Philip . 1740–1818, British politician; probable author of the Letters of Junius (1769–72). He played an important part in the impeachment of Warren Hastings (1788–95)
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As his second-in-command was quickly meeting with Pope Francis, the most irreligious man in America was using the occasion of Easter to slam his political enemies.

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Pope Francis, who is from Argentina, has suffered a number of health issues throughout his life, including having part of one of his lungs removed at age 21, making him more prone to infections.

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Pope Francis has appeared at the Vatican's St Peter's Square to wish "Happy Easter" to thousands of worshippers.

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A student recently asked me about St. Francis of Assisi and the stigmata.

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The facts don’t matter as much as the meaning of whether or not you can see that Saint Francis identified with the kindness and the suffering enough whereby somebody would tell the story about him, emulating the sorrow and the pain of Jesus.

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