Salesian

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə lē′zhən, -shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sa•le•sian  (sə lē′zhən, -shən),USA pronunciation [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
n. 
  1. a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to St. Francis de Sales or the Salesians.
  • St. Francis of Sales + -ian


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