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Salesian
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Sa·le·sian  (s-lzhn, -shn)
n.
A member of the Society of Saint Francis of Sales, a Roman Catholic congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and dedicated chiefly to education and missionary work.
adj.
Of or relating to the Salesians.

Salesian [səˈliːzjən -ʒjən]
adj
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to the French ecclesiastic and theologian St Francis of Sales (1567-1622) or to the religious orders founded by him or by St John Bosco in his name See also Visitation [2]
n
(Social Science / Education) a member of a Salesian order, esp a member of the Society of St Francis of Sales founded in Turin by St John Bosco (1854), and dedicated to all types of educational work
[from Sales]


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