Definitions for nicholasˈnɪk ə ləs, ˈnɪk ləs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Nich•o•lasˈnɪk ə ləs, ˈnɪk ləs(n.)
of Cusa, 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher.
Category: Biography
Saint, fl. 4th century a .d ., bishop in Asia Minor: patron saint of Russia; protector of children and prototype of Santa Claus.
Category: Biography
Nich•o•lasˈnɪk ə ləs, ˈnɪk ləs(n.)
Nicholas I, 1796–1855, czar of Russia 1825–55.
Category: Biography
Nicholas II,1868–1918, czar of Russia 1894–1917: executed 1918.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas(noun)
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
Wiktionary
Nicholas(ProperNoun)
. Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
Origin: From Νικόλαος, from νικάω + λαός
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Nicholas
the name of five Popes: N. I., St., surnamed the Great, Pope from 858 to 867, asserted the supremacy of the papal see, Festival, Nov. 13; N. II., Pope from 1058 to 1061; N. III., Pope from 1277 to 1280; N. IV., Pope from 1288 to 1292; N. V., Pope from 1447 to 1456, after the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, took the exiled Greek scholars under his protection, fostered the learning of the East, and laid the foundation of the Vatican Library by the collection of over 5000 Greek and Latin MSS.
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