saint joan

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saint joan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Saint Joan
      n 1: French heroine and military leader inspired by religious
           visions to organize French resistance to the English and to
           have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for
           heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) [syn: Jeanne d'Arc
           , Joan of Arc, Saint Joan]